USAIDFiscal year 2021
USAID spending in 2021
USAID obligated $29.7 billion in FY2021, up 13.7% on FY2020.Fiscal year 2021 ran from October 2020 to September 2021. USAID disbursed $28.3 billion in the year and managed 55.7% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2021
$30B
$29.7 billion
Disbursed
$28B
paid out in the year
Countries
131
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Health ($13.0 billion, 43.7%). That sector includes: HIV/AIDS; Maternal and Child Health; Pandemic Influenza and Other Emerging Threats (PIOET); Malaria. World was the largest region ($11.2 billion), and Ethiopia the largest single country ($1.3 billion). USAID money went to 131 countries.
Where the money went, FY2021
By sector
| Sector | FY2021 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Health | $13.0 billion | 43.7% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $8.4 billion | 28.2% |
| Program Support | $3.2 billion | 10.6% |
| Economic Development | $2.8 billion | 9.3% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.2 billion | 4.1% |
| Education and Social Services | $866.5 million | 2.9% |
| Peace and Security | $343.8 million | 1.2% |
| Environment | $31.4 million | 0.1% |
By region
| Region | FY2021 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| World | $11.2 billion | 37.7% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $9.6 billion | 32.4% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $3.8 billion | 12.8% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.9 billion | 6.3% |
| South and Central Asia | $1.7 billion | 5.6% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $915.7 million | 3.1% |
| Europe and Eurasia | $627.9 million | 2.1% |
Top 20 countries, FY2021
| Country | FY2021 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | $1.3 billion | 4.4% |
| Jordan | $1.1 billion | 3.8% |
| Yemen | $1.0 billion | 3.5% |
| South Sudan | $915.5 million | 3.1% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $803.1 million | 2.7% |
| Syria | $759.4 million | 2.6% |
| Nigeria | $655.2 million | 2.2% |
| Sudan | $568.9 million | 1.9% |
| Afghanistan | $550.5 million | 1.9% |
| Kenya | $454.3 million | 1.5% |
| Somalia | $452.4 million | 1.5% |
| Colombia | $444.5 million | 1.5% |
| Mozambique | $386.7 million | 1.3% |
| Uganda | $383.4 million | 1.3% |
| Bangladesh | $359.1 million | 1.2% |
| Tanzania | $355.2 million | 1.2% |
| India | $301.6 million | 1.0% |
| Zimbabwe | $277.4 million | 0.9% |
| Ukraine | $246.3 million | 0.8% |
| Haiti | $234.8 million | 0.8% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2021
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 | FY2021 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $4.0 billion | 13.6% |
| Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization | Multilateral | $4.0 billion | 13.5% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $2.9 billion | 9.9% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $704.0 million | 2.4% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $620.9 million | 2.1% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $517.8 million | 1.7% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $403.0 million | 1.4% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $336.2 million | 1.1% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $333.1 million | 1.1% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $292.2 million | 1.0% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $257.1 million | 0.9% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $233.8 million | 0.8% |
| International Organisation for Migration | Multilateral | $196.3 million | 0.7% |
| JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. | NGO | $193.9 million | 0.7% |
| Futures Group Global | Enterprises | $188.2 million | 0.6% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2021?
- $29.7 billion obligated and $28.3 billion disbursed in FY2021, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2021?
- By sector: Health $13.0 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $8.4 billion; Program Support $3.2 billion; Economic Development $2.8 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2021?
- Ethiopia ($1.3 billion), then Jordan ($1.1 billion), Yemen ($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.