USAIDFiscal year 2018
USAID spending in 2018
USAID obligated $20.1 billion in FY2018, down 2.4% on FY2017.Fiscal year 2018 ran from October 2017 to September 2018. USAID disbursed $20.1 billion in the year and managed 41.9% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2018
$20B
$20.1 billion
Disbursed
$20B
paid out in the year
Countries
123
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($6.4 billion, 31.9%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa was the largest region ($7.8 billion), and Jordan the largest single country ($982.1 million). USAID money went to 123 countries.
Where the money went, FY2018
By sector
| Sector | FY2018 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $6.4 billion | 31.9% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $5.2 billion | 25.9% |
| Program Support | $2.8 billion | 13.8% |
| Economic Development | $2.0 billion | 9.8% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.8 billion | 8.8% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.2 billion | 5.8% |
| Peace and Security | $611.3 million | 3.0% |
| Environment | $191.6 million | 1.0% |
By region
| Region | FY2018 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $7.8 billion | 38.7% |
| World | $4.7 billion | 23.3% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $3.5 billion | 17.4% |
| South and Central Asia | $1.8 billion | 8.8% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.1 billion | 5.7% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $689.0 million | 3.4% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $544.1 million | 2.7% |
Top 20 countries, FY2018
| Country | FY2018 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | $982.1 million | 4.9% |
| Afghanistan | $732.1 million | 3.6% |
| Nigeria | $704.9 million | 3.5% |
| Ethiopia | $703.8 million | 3.5% |
| South Sudan | $660.2 million | 3.3% |
| Syria | $652.2 million | 3.3% |
| Yemen | $607.7 million | 3.0% |
| Iraq | $599.1 million | 3.0% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $595.1 million | 3.0% |
| Kenya | $516.2 million | 2.6% |
| Uganda | $422.9 million | 2.1% |
| Somalia | $408.8 million | 2.0% |
| Tanzania | $402.1 million | 2.0% |
| South Africa | $386.2 million | 1.9% |
| Pakistan | $362.5 million | 1.8% |
| Bangladesh | $321.1 million | 1.6% |
| Mali | $224.7 million | 1.1% |
| Colombia | $220.8 million | 1.1% |
| Mozambique | $209.7 million | 1.0% |
| Haiti | $207.5 million | 1.0% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2018
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 | FY2018 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $1.9 billion | 9.3% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.3 billion | 6.4% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $608.6 million | 3.0% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $541.4 million | 2.7% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $424.8 million | 2.1% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $376.5 million | 1.9% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $366.1 million | 1.8% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $324.8 million | 1.6% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $319.5 million | 1.6% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $305.8 million | 1.5% |
| Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization | Multilateral | $275.0 million | 1.4% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $224.5 million | 1.1% |
| United Nations Development Programme | Multilateral | $186.0 million | 0.9% |
| Jhpiego Corporation | NGO | $176.5 million | 0.9% |
| Save the Children Federation, Inc. | NGO | $152.0 million | 0.8% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2018?
- $20.1 billion obligated and $20.1 billion disbursed in FY2018, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2018?
- By sector: Health $6.4 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $5.2 billion; Program Support $2.8 billion; Economic Development $2.0 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2018?
- Jordan ($982.1 million), then Afghanistan ($732.1 million), Nigeria ($704.9 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.