Foreign aidEurope and EurasiaFiscal year 2025
US foreign aid to Turkey
The US gave Turkey $16.2 million in foreign aid in FY2025: $0.19 per person, 87th of 173 recipient countries.In fiscal year 2025 (October 2024 to September 2025), US government agencies obligated $16.2 million in foreign assistance for Turkey and disbursed $47.3 million, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
Turkey ranks 87th of 173 recipient countries
US foreign aid obligated in FY2025, every recipient country, highest to lowest.
What the numbers show
FY2025 obligations were down 69.3% from $52.6 million in FY2024, and compare with an average of $139.2 million a year over FY2015–FY2024. The highest year since FY2015 was FY2020, at $218.2 million. In total, $1.4 billion was obligated over FY2015–FY2025.
The agency that managed the most aid for Turkey in FY2025 was the Department of State ($12.3 million, 76.1% of the total). By sector, the largest was Humanitarian Assistance ($11.4 million, 70.5%). That sector includes: Protection, Assistance and Solutions; Migration Management; Disaster Readiness. ForeignAssistance.gov classified $900,000 (5.6%) as military assistance and the rest as economic assistance.
For FY2026, -$1.6 million has been reported so far. Agencies report to ForeignAssistance.gov quarterly and with a lag, so this page uses FY2025 for comparisons. The figures cover aid recorded for Turkey itself; regional and worldwide programs that also benefit it are counted separately (see the Europe and Eurasia page).
US aid to Turkey by year
Turkey: $16M in FY2025, against a peak of $218M in FY2020
Obligations by fiscal year and managing agency, FY2015–FY2026, nominal dollars. FY26* is incomplete. Net de-obligations are drawn as zero.
- Other agencies
- Defense Department
- State Department
- USAID
View every year as a table
| Fiscal year | USAID | State Department | Defense Department | Other agencies | Total obligated | Disbursed | Per person | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2015 | $933,075 | $97.9M | $727,159 | $1.7M | $101.2M | $45.2M | $1.29 | 60 |
| FY2016 | $1.5M | $128.7M | $419,814 | $11.1M | $141.8M | $49.5M | $1.79 | 42 |
| FY2017 | $1.3M | $152.3M | $839,561 | $616,269 | $155.1M | $41.2M | $1.93 | 47 |
| FY2018 | $13.5M | $157.1M | $2.0M | $137,515 | $172.8M | $58.7M | $2.12 | 38 |
| FY2019 | $14.2M | $170.9M | $6.1M | $570,392 | $191.8M | $70.0M | $2.32 | 39 |
| FY2020 | $9.1M | $197.5M | $8.8M | $2.8M | $218.2M | $94.9M | $2.62 | 37 |
| FY2021 | $12.2M | $47.2M | $0 | $1.2M | $60.7M | $59.0M | $0.72 | 73 |
| FY2022 | $9.2M | $94.4M | $0 | $3.7M | $107.4M | $69.3M | $1.26 | 74 |
| FY2023 | $78.9M | $97.3M | $13.2M | $1.0M | $190.4M | $177.5M | $2.23 | 46 |
| FY2024 | $8.0M | $45.0M | -$802,972 | $372,196 | $52.6M | $98.8M | $0.62 | 87 |
| FY2025 | $1.3M | $12.3M | $0 | $2.6M | $16.2M | $47.3M | $0.19 | 87 |
| FY2026* | -$115,882 | -$1.5M | $0 | $0 | -$1.6M | $9.5M | – | – |
Source: ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State).
Who manages it and what it pays for, FY2025
By managing agency
| Managing agency | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Department of State | $12.3 million | 76.1% |
| Trade and Development Agency | $2.1 million | 13.1% |
| U.S. Agency for International Development | $1.3 million | 8.0% |
| Department of Energy | $443,000 | 2.7% |
By sector
| Sector | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $11.4 million | 70.5% |
| Economic Development | $2.6 million | 15.9% |
| Program Support | $1.3 million | 8.1% |
| Peace and Security | $900,000 | 5.6% |
Largest program areas
| Program area | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Protection, Assistance and Solutions | $11.4 million | 70.5% |
| Infrastructure | $2.1 million | 13.1% |
| Direct Administrative Costs | $1.3 million | 8.1% |
| Stabilization Operations and Security Sector Reform | $900,000 | 5.6% |
| Trade and Investment | $443,000 | 2.7% |
Sectors over the last five years
| Sector | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humanitarian Assistance | $52.8M | $99.9M | $185.6M | $49.4M | $11.4M |
| Program Support | $1.6M | $2.6M | $2.2M | $1.9M | $1.3M |
| Economic Development | $1.2M | $1.8M | $335,183 | $338,796 | $2.6M |
| Peace and Security | $558,856 | $2.7M | $1.1M | $908,028 | $900,000 |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $4.4M | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Environment | $70,815 | $393,100 | $460,000 | $28,377 | $0 |
| Health | -$116 | $0 | $704,404 | $14,670 | -$5,566 |
Who carried out the work, FY2025
Implementing partners by type, as reported to ForeignAssistance.gov. “Government” includes US agencies that carry out programs themselves and partner-country governments.
| Partner type | FY2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Multilateral | $12.5 million | 77.2% |
| Enterprises | $2.5 million | 15.3% |
| Government | $2.3 million | 14.3% |
How Turkey compares
Countries with similar US aid totals in FY2025
US foreign aid obligated, FY2025.
| Papua New Guinea | $19.5 million |
| Central African Republic | $18.4 million |
| Turkey (this page) | $16.2 million |
| Mongolia | $16.1 million |
| Kazakhstan | $15.8 million |
Other countries in Europe and Eurasia
- Ukraine$18B
- Georgia$100M
- Armenia$37M
- Kosovo$27M
- Latvia$23M
- Serbia$21M
- Bosnia and Herzegovina$14M
- Estonia$12M
More on US foreign aid
Questions and answers
- How much foreign aid does the US give Turkey?
- $16.2 million was obligated in fiscal year 2025 and $47.3 million disbursed, according to ForeignAssistance.gov. Over FY2015–FY2025 the total obligated was $1.4 billion.
- How much US aid does Turkey get per person?
- About $0.19 per person in FY2025, using the World Bank population estimate of 85,878,556.
- How much USAID funding goes to Turkey?
- USAID managed $1.3 million of the FY2025 total (8.0%). The Department of State managed the most ($12.3 million).
- What is US aid to Turkey spent on?
- In FY2025, by sector: Humanitarian Assistance $11.4 million (70.5%); Economic Development $2.6 million (15.9%); Program Support $1.3 million (8.1%); Peace and Security $900,000 (5.6%).
- Has US aid to Turkey gone up or down?
- FY2025: $16.2 million; FY2024: $52.6 million (down 69.3%). The peak since FY2015 was FY2020 ($218.2 million).
- Does the US give military aid to Turkey?
- In FY2025, $900,000 (5.6%) of obligations for Turkey was classified as military assistance on ForeignAssistance.gov.
Sources and notes
- ForeignAssistance.gov (U.S. Department of State), complete dataset (us_foreign_aid_complete.csv), version of 02 Sep 2026, retrieved 2026-10-06. Obligations and disbursements in current (nominal) US dollars by U.S. fiscal year (October to September), FY2015–FY2026; FY2026 is incomplete. Public domain.
- Population: World Bank, World Development Indicators, SP.POP.TOTL (updated 2026-07-13), CC BY 4.0.
- Per-person figures divide the fiscal-year obligations by the World Bank population for the same calendar year.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: method and caveats.