USAIDFiscal year 2019
USAID spending in 2019
USAID obligated $21.2 billion in FY2019, up 5.7% on FY2018.Fiscal year 2019 ran from October 2018 to September 2019. USAID disbursed $20.7 billion in the year and managed 43.5% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2019
$21B
$21.2 billion
Disbursed
$21B
paid out in the year
Countries
124
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($6.3 billion, 29.6%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa was the largest region ($8.4 billion), and Jordan the largest single country ($1.1 billion). USAID money went to 124 countries.
Where the money went, FY2019
By sector
| Sector | FY2019 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $6.3 billion | 29.6% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $6.2 billion | 29.2% |
| Economic Development | $3.0 billion | 14.3% |
| Program Support | $2.8 billion | 13.3% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.4 billion | 6.7% |
| Education and Social Services | $865.6 million | 4.1% |
| Peace and Security | $530.3 million | 2.5% |
| Environment | $57.3 million | 0.3% |
By region
| Region | FY2019 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $8.4 billion | 39.4% |
| World | $4.9 billion | 23.2% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $3.4 billion | 15.8% |
| South and Central Asia | $1.9 billion | 8.9% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.3 billion | 6.3% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $832.8 million | 3.9% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $534.3 million | 2.5% |
Top 20 countries, FY2019
| Country | FY2019 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | $1.1 billion | 5.1% |
| Afghanistan | $986.9 million | 4.7% |
| Ethiopia | $754.0 million | 3.6% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $740.4 million | 3.5% |
| Yemen | $734.7 million | 3.5% |
| Nigeria | $673.1 million | 3.2% |
| South Sudan | $609.2 million | 2.9% |
| Syria | $569.8 million | 2.7% |
| Kenya | $539.9 million | 2.5% |
| Iraq | $500.7 million | 2.4% |
| Uganda | $475.6 million | 2.2% |
| Somalia | $475.2 million | 2.2% |
| Colombia | $364.5 million | 1.7% |
| Mozambique | $353.4 million | 1.7% |
| Tanzania | $334.7 million | 1.6% |
| Sudan | $310.2 million | 1.5% |
| Zambia | $276.9 million | 1.3% |
| Bangladesh | $273.1 million | 1.3% |
| South Africa | $271.1 million | 1.3% |
| Zimbabwe | $259.8 million | 1.2% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2019
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 | FY2019 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $2.6 billion | 12.2% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.2 billion | 5.8% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $858.6 million | 4.0% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $592.7 million | 2.8% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $418.4 million | 2.0% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $397.4 million | 1.9% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $352.9 million | 1.7% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $315.4 million | 1.5% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $311.0 million | 1.5% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $301.7 million | 1.4% |
| Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization | Multilateral | $290.0 million | 1.4% |
| Futures Group Global | Enterprises | $205.0 million | 1.0% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $189.8 million | 0.9% |
| International Organisation for Migration | Multilateral | $185.2 million | 0.9% |
| JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. | NGO | $174.9 million | 0.8% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2019?
- $21.2 billion obligated and $20.7 billion disbursed in FY2019, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2019?
- By sector: Health $6.3 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $6.2 billion; Economic Development $3.0 billion; Program Support $2.8 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2019?
- Jordan ($1.1 billion), then Afghanistan ($986.9 million), Ethiopia ($754.0 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.