USAIDFiscal year 2016
USAID spending in 2016
USAID obligated $19.4 billion in FY2016, down 0.3% on FY2015.Fiscal year 2016 ran from October 2015 to September 2016. USAID disbursed $19.0 billion in the year and managed 39.0% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2016
$19B
$19.4 billion
Disbursed
$19B
paid out in the year
Countries
129
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($7.4 billion, 38.0%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa was the largest region ($7.2 billion), and Afghanistan the largest single country ($1.0 billion). USAID money went to 129 countries.
Where the money went, FY2016
By sector
| Sector | FY2016 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $7.4 billion | 38.0% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $3.7 billion | 19.2% |
| Program Support | $2.5 billion | 12.9% |
| Economic Development | $2.2 billion | 11.3% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.2 billion | 6.3% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.1 billion | 5.8% |
| Peace and Security | $727.5 million | 3.8% |
| Environment | $539.7 million | 2.8% |
By region
| Region | FY2016 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $7.2 billion | 37.1% |
| World | $5.4 billion | 27.9% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $2.4 billion | 12.4% |
| South and Central Asia | $2.0 billion | 10.5% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.2 billion | 6.1% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $764.8 million | 4.0% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $405.8 million | 2.1% |
Top 20 countries, FY2016
| Country | FY2016 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $1.0 billion | 5.3% |
| Ethiopia | $845.0 million | 4.4% |
| Syria | $687.5 million | 3.6% |
| South Sudan | $550.8 million | 2.8% |
| Kenya | $508.9 million | 2.6% |
| Jordan | $487.4 million | 2.5% |
| Nigeria | $441.9 million | 2.3% |
| Pakistan | $418.8 million | 2.2% |
| Iraq | $360.9 million | 1.9% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $340.9 million | 1.8% |
| Uganda | $336.2 million | 1.7% |
| Malawi | $323.6 million | 1.7% |
| West Bank and Gaza | $319.4 million | 1.7% |
| South Africa | $312.5 million | 1.6% |
| Yemen | $285.2 million | 1.5% |
| Tanzania | $277.6 million | 1.4% |
| Mozambique | $271.9 million | 1.4% |
| Haiti | $266.9 million | 1.4% |
| Zambia | $257.3 million | 1.3% |
| Bangladesh | $211.5 million | 1.1% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2016
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 | FY2016 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | Multilateral | $1.8 billion | 9.4% |
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $1.5 billion | 7.5% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.2 billion | 6.2% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $552.0 million | 2.9% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $511.1 million | 2.6% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $418.1 million | 2.2% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $336.2 million | 1.7% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $332.7 million | 1.7% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $287.2 million | 1.5% |
| Jhpiego Corporation | NGO | $285.1 million | 1.5% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $278.0 million | 1.4% |
| JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. | NGO | $264.1 million | 1.4% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $255.6 million | 1.3% |
| Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization | Multilateral | $235.0 million | 1.2% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $193.6 million | 1.0% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2016?
- $19.4 billion obligated and $19.0 billion disbursed in FY2016, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2016?
- By sector: Health $7.4 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $3.7 billion; Program Support $2.5 billion; Economic Development $2.2 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2016?
- Afghanistan ($1.0 billion), then Ethiopia ($845.0 million), Syria ($687.5 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.