USAIDFiscal year 2017
USAID spending in 2017
USAID obligated $20.6 billion in FY2017, up 6.2% on FY2016.Fiscal year 2017 ran from October 2016 to September 2017. USAID disbursed $19.3 billion in the year and managed 42.5% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2017
$21B
$20.6 billion
Disbursed
$19B
paid out in the year
Countries
132
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($6.5 billion, 31.6%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa was the largest region ($8.2 billion), and Afghanistan the largest single country ($983.8 million). USAID money went to 132 countries.
Where the money went, FY2017
By sector
| Sector | FY2017 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $6.5 billion | 31.6% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $5.4 billion | 26.3% |
| Program Support | $2.9 billion | 14.0% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.8 billion | 8.8% |
| Economic Development | $1.7 billion | 8.2% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.2 billion | 6.0% |
| Environment | $556.6 million | 2.7% |
| Peace and Security | $483.8 million | 2.4% |
By region
| Region | FY2017 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $8.2 billion | 40.0% |
| World | $4.6 billion | 22.5% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $3.3 billion | 16.1% |
| South and Central Asia | $2.0 billion | 9.5% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.3 billion | 6.2% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $668.4 million | 3.3% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $495.8 million | 2.4% |
Top 20 countries, FY2017
| Country | FY2017 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | $983.8 million | 4.8% |
| Ethiopia | $933.3 million | 4.5% |
| South Sudan | $814.1 million | 4.0% |
| Jordan | $813.0 million | 4.0% |
| Nigeria | $683.5 million | 3.3% |
| Kenya | $667.3 million | 3.2% |
| Syria | $655.5 million | 3.2% |
| Yemen | $631.6 million | 3.1% |
| Pakistan | $485.0 million | 2.4% |
| Iraq | $456.4 million | 2.2% |
| Somalia | $421.0 million | 2.0% |
| Tanzania | $417.3 million | 2.0% |
| Uganda | $401.2 million | 2.0% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $392.2 million | 1.9% |
| South Africa | $349.7 million | 1.7% |
| West Bank and Gaza | $285.2 million | 1.4% |
| Zambia | $273.1 million | 1.3% |
| Mozambique | $265.0 million | 1.3% |
| Malawi | $250.0 million | 1.2% |
| Haiti | $220.7 million | 1.1% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2017
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 | FY2017 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $2.4 billion | 11.5% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.4 billion | 6.9% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $572.3 million | 2.8% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $503.5 million | 2.4% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $493.3 million | 2.4% |
| Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria | Multilateral | $440.0 million | 2.1% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $428.9 million | 2.1% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $419.2 million | 2.0% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $335.3 million | 1.6% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $330.8 million | 1.6% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $291.4 million | 1.4% |
| Jhpiego Corporation | NGO | $207.3 million | 1.0% |
| Save the Children Federation, Inc. | NGO | $198.1 million | 1.0% |
| JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. | NGO | $197.8 million | 1.0% |
| International Organisation for Migration | Multilateral | $189.0 million | 0.9% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2017?
- $20.6 billion obligated and $19.3 billion disbursed in FY2017, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2017?
- By sector: Health $6.5 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $5.4 billion; Program Support $2.9 billion; Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance $1.8 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2017?
- Afghanistan ($983.8 million), then Ethiopia ($933.3 million), South Sudan ($814.1 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.