USAIDFiscal year 2023
USAID spending in 2023
USAID obligated $42.4 billion in FY2023, up 2.2% on FY2022.Fiscal year 2023 ran from October 2022 to September 2023. USAID disbursed $43.8 billion in the year and managed 42.4% of all US foreign aid obligations.
Obligated FY2023
$42B
$42.4 billion
Disbursed
$44B
paid out in the year
Countries
130
with a positive amount
The largest sector was Economic Development ($18.8 billion, 44.2%). That sector includes: Macroeconomic Foundation for Growth; Agriculture; Infrastructure; Private Sector Competitiveness. Europe and Eurasia was the largest region ($17.2 billion), and Ukraine the largest single country ($16.4 billion). USAID money went to 130 countries.
Where the money went, FY2023
By sector
| Sector | FY2023 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Economic Development | $18.8 billion | 44.2% |
| Humanitarian Assistance | $9.4 billion | 22.1% |
| Health | $7.2 billion | 17.0% |
| Program Support | $3.7 billion | 8.8% |
| Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance | $1.8 billion | 4.1% |
| Education and Social Services | $1.2 billion | 2.8% |
| Peace and Security | $359.7 million | 0.8% |
| Environment | $11.3 million | 0.0% |
By region
| Region | FY2023 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Europe and Eurasia | $17.2 billion | 40.5% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | $11.4 billion | 26.8% |
| World | $5.5 billion | 12.9% |
| Middle East and North Africa | $3.7 billion | 8.6% |
| Western Hemisphere | $1.9 billion | 4.4% |
| South and Central Asia | $1.8 billion | 4.2% |
| East Asia and Oceania | $1.1 billion | 2.5% |
Top 20 countries, FY2023
| Country | FY2023 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | $16.4 billion | 38.7% |
| Ethiopia | $1.4 billion | 3.2% |
| Jordan | $1.2 billion | 2.8% |
| Somalia | $972.6 million | 2.3% |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | $943.0 million | 2.2% |
| Afghanistan | $832.5 million | 2.0% |
| Nigeria | $809.1 million | 1.9% |
| Syria | $748.2 million | 1.8% |
| Yemen | $717.2 million | 1.7% |
| South Sudan | $681.8 million | 1.6% |
| Kenya | $630.9 million | 1.5% |
| Sudan | $549.4 million | 1.3% |
| Mozambique | $503.5 million | 1.2% |
| Uganda | $502.9 million | 1.2% |
| Tanzania | $442.7 million | 1.0% |
| Colombia | $389.4 million | 0.9% |
| Zambia | $360.4 million | 0.8% |
| Malawi | $346.4 million | 0.8% |
| Bangladesh | $326.9 million | 0.8% |
| Haiti | $316.6 million | 0.7% |
Largest implementing partners, FY2023
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 | FY2023 | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| World Bank Group | Multilateral | $14.7 billion | 34.5% |
| World Food Program | Multilateral | $3.0 billion | 7.0% |
| U.S. Government - U.S. Agency for International Development | Government | $1.6 billion | 3.8% |
| Government of Jordan | Government | $867.7 million | 2.0% |
| Chemonics International, Inc. | Enterprises | $624.4 million | 1.5% |
| Development Alternatives, Inc. | Enterprises | $523.0 million | 1.2% |
| Catholic Relief Services | Church and Faith Based | $451.7 million | 1.1% |
| U.S. Government - Department of State | Government | $433.9 million | 1.0% |
| International Organisation for Migration | Multilateral | $332.5 million | 0.8% |
| United Nations Children's Fund | Multilateral | $323.4 million | 0.8% |
| RTI International | Universities and Research Institutes | $315.4 million | 0.7% |
| Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization | Multilateral | $290.0 million | 0.7% |
| Abt Associates, Inc. | Enterprises | $267.2 million | 0.6% |
| FHI 360 | NGO | $259.6 million | 0.6% |
| International Finance Corporation | Multilateral | $252.6 million | 0.6% |
Related
Questions and answers
- How much did USAID spend in 2023?
- $42.4 billion obligated and $43.8 billion disbursed in FY2023, according to ForeignAssistance.gov.
- Where did USAID money go in 2023?
- By sector: Economic Development $18.8 billion; Humanitarian Assistance $9.4 billion; Health $7.2 billion; Program Support $3.7 billion.
- Which country got the most USAID money in 2023?
- Ukraine ($16.4 billion), then Ethiopia ($1.4 billion), Jordan ($1.2 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.