USAIDFiscal year 2020
USAID spending in 2020
USAID obligated $26.2 billion in FY2020, up 23.3% on FY2019.Fiscal year 2020 ran from October 2019 to September 2020. USAID disbursed $22.7 billion in the year and managed 49.8% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2020
$26B
$26.2 billion
Disbursed
$23B
paid out in the year
Countries
140
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($9.8 billion, 37.6%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. Sub-Saharan Africa was the largest region ($9.7 billion), and Jordan the largest single country ($1.9 billion). USAID money went to 140 countries.
Where the money went, FY2020
By sector
| Sector | FY2020 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $9.8 billion | 37.6% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $6.8 billion | 26.0% |
| Economic Development | $3.8 billion | 14.3% |
| Program Support | $2.9 billion | 10.9% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.7 billion | 6.4% |
| Education and Social Services | $927.8 million | 3.5% |
| Peace and Security | $298.6 million | 1.1% |
| Environment | $10.1 million | 0.0% |
By region
| Region | FY2020 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $9.7 billion | 37.3% |
| World | $7.5 billion | 28.7% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $4.0 billion | 15.3% |
| South and Central Asia | $1.8 billion | 7.0% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.5 billion | 5.6% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $926.7 million | 3.5% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $676.7 million | 2.6% |
Top 20 countries, FY2020
| Country | FY2020 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan | $1.9 billion | 7.3% |
| Ethiopia | $1.1 billion | 4.3% |
| Afghanistan | $1.0 billion | 3.8% |
| Nigeria | $840.3 million | 3.2% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $834.4 million | 3.2% |
| South Sudan | $695.7 million | 2.7% |
| Syria | $684.3 million | 2.6% |
| South Africa | $627.1 million | 2.4% |
| Yemen | $568.4 million | 2.2% |
| Somalia | $540.5 million | 2.1% |
| Kenya | $531.1 million | 2.0% |
| Uganda | $442.5 million | 1.7% |
| Sudan | $420.5 million | 1.6% |
| Mozambique | $351.3 million | 1.3% |
| Tanzania | $334.7 million | 1.3% |
| Colombia | $331.5 million | 1.3% |
| Bangladesh | $322.3 million | 1.2% |
| Zimbabwe | $282.0 million | 1.1% |
| Iraq | $259.8 million | 1.0% |
| Zambia | $259.7 million | 1.0% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2020
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 | FY2020 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $2.9 billion | 11.1% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $1.6 billion | 6.0% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.3 billion | 5.1% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $592.8 million | 2.3% |
| Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization | Multilateral | $580.0 million | 2.2% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $437.8 million | 1.7% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $369.2 million | 1.4% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $353.9 million | 1.4% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $327.7 million | 1.3% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $317.9 million | 1.2% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $317.5 million | 1.2% |
| Futures Group Global | Enterprises | $225.9 million | 0.9% |
| International Organisation for Migration | Multilateral | $225.1 million | 0.9% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $172.9 million | 0.7% |
| Save the Children Federation, Inc. | NGO | $151.8 million | 0.6% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2020?
- $26.2 billion obligated and $22.7 billion disbursed in FY2020, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2020?
- By sector: Health $9.8 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $6.8 billion; Economic Development $3.8 billion; Program Support $2.9 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2020?
- Jordan ($1.9 billion), then Ethiopia ($1.1 billion), Afghanistan ($1.0 billion).
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.