USAIDFiscal year 2015
USAID spending in 2015
USAID obligated $19.4 billion in FY2015.Fiscal year 2015 ran from October 2014 to September 2015. USAID disbursed $18.2 billion in the year and managed 38.8% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2015
$19B
$19.4 billion
Disbursed
$18B
paid out in the year
Countries
126
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($6.3 billion, 32.5%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa was the largest region ($7.6 billion), and Afghanistan the largest single country ($1.6 billion). USAID money went to 126 countries.
Where the money went, FY2015
By sector
| Sector | FY2015 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $6.3 billion | 32.5% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $4.2 billion | 21.8% |
| Economic Development | $2.8 billion | 14.6% |
| Program Support | $2.5 billion | 13.0% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.3 billion | 6.9% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.2 billion | 6.1% |
| Environment | $574.7 million | 3.0% |
| Peace and Security | $438.6 million | 2.3% |
By region
| Region | FY2015 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $7.6 billion | 39.1% |
| World | $4.2 billion | 21.7% |
| South and Central Asia | $2.8 billion | 14.6% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $2.5 billion | 13.0% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.2 billion | 6.1% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $699.9 million | 3.6% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $367.7 million | 1.9% |
Top 20 countries, FY2015
| Country | FY2015 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $1.6 billion | 8.1% |
| Jordan | $848.0 million | 4.4% |
| Liberia | $725.8 million | 3.7% |
| Syria | $664.7 million | 3.4% |
| South Sudan | $646.9 million | 3.3% |
| Pakistan | $633.8 million | 3.3% |
| Ethiopia | $597.6 million | 3.1% |
| Kenya | $587.6 million | 3.0% |
| Haiti | $416.2 million | 2.1% |
| Nigeria | $407.0 million | 2.1% |
| Tanzania | $367.7 million | 1.9% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $361.8 million | 1.9% |
| West Bank and Gaza | $355.9 million | 1.8% |
| Uganda | $333.9 million | 1.7% |
| South Africa | $257.5 million | 1.3% |
| Nepal | $223.3 million | 1.2% |
| Ghana | $215.6 million | 1.1% |
| Malawi | $210.6 million | 1.1% |
| Mozambique | $208.5 million | 1.1% |
| Bangladesh | $207.9 million | 1.1% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2015
Organizations that carried out the most USAID-funded work, by obligations recorded on ForeignAssistance.gov. Names are shown as reported; individuals and redacted names are left out.
| Partner | Type | FY2015 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $1.8 billion | 9.1% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.2 billion | 6.3% |
| Partnership for Supply Chain Management | NGO | $727.2 million | 3.7% |
| JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. | NGO | $583.1 million | 3.0% |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | Multilateral | $538.1 million | 2.8% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $466.7 million | 2.4% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $418.0 million | 2.2% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $403.7 million | 2.1% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $384.0 million | 2.0% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $353.4 million | 1.8% |
| Jhpiego Corporation | NGO | $295.0 million | 1.5% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $261.0 million | 1.3% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $259.2 million | 1.3% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $256.4 million | 1.3% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $222.1 million | 1.1% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2015?
- $19.4 billion obligated and $18.2 billion disbursed in FY2015, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2015?
- By sector: Health $6.3 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $4.2 billion; Economic Development $2.8 billion; Program Support $2.5 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2015?
- Afghanistan ($1.6 billion), then Jordan ($848.0 million), Liberia ($725.8 million).
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.
- How the figures are built, and what they leave out: method and caveats.