The United States’ stance as a leading global benefactor is uncontested, its annual foreign aid commitments reaching far and wide across the globe. As a significant piece of international diplomacy, the U.S. foreign aid system reinforces national security, commercial interests, and humanitarian honorable causes. Despite public misconceptions about the scale of its spending, U.S. foreign aid enjoys broad bipartisan support, reflecting its importance in fostering global collaboration, spreading values of democracy and freedom, and supporting strategic allies in times of need. Using the "US Foreign Aid Disbursements" dataset, we track the top recipients of the U.S. foreign aid and dissect the disbursement trends' dynamics. Finance from U.S. taxpayers and revenue appropriated annually by Congress is funneled through various government agencies, predominantly the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to lend a helping hand to nations worldwide. Key findings are, as follows:
The recipient of the most substantial portion of U.S. foreign aid is Ukraine, having collected a significant sum of $16.2 billion. This significant amount underlines Ukraine's strategic importance in the context of the United States' foreign policy, particularly considering recent geopolitical developments. Next in line is Ethiopia, receiving $2 billion in aid. The allocation of aid to Ethiopia is an essential intervention to confront numerous socio-economic hurdles that the country is currently dealing with. Jordan is the third benefactor, reaping $1.2 billion in aid - a testament to strategic geopolitical placements and historical alliances. Of note too, is Afghanistan, which has also benefited from $1.2 billion of U.S. foreign aid. This allocation speaks volumes about the role of United States in providing financial aid to war-stricken countries, in the recovery and rebuilding process. Coming in fifth and sixth are Somalia and Yemen, both war-torn countries, each receiving $1.1 billion of U.S aid support. This further underscores the U.S.'s commitment to offering aid to nations destabilized by conflict. Other countries in the top tier of beneficiaries include DR Congo with $982 million, Syria with $894.7 million, South Sudan with $891.1 million, and Nigeria with $886.2 million. This spectrum of recipients highlights America's wide-ranging role in providing assistance to countries grappling with diverse issues, from conflict and political instability to developmental hurdles.
Countries that receive the most U.S. Foreign Aid:
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.2B
#4
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$12.8M
#96
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.7M
#114
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$56.8M
#70
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$-34.9K
#186
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.9M
#120
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$48.4M
#72
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#172
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#176
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$17M
#91
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$146K
#150
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$96.2K
#153
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$421.9M
#17
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.5M
#122
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$28.2M
#86
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#174
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.4M
#116
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$113.4M
#52
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$13K
#162
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.9M
#105
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$37.2M
#80
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$31.5M
#83
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$48.3M
#73
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#182
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.5M
#123
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$204M
#32
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$83.9M
#60
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$113.5M
#51
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$136.1M
#48
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$-18.5M
#189
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.2M
#125
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$165.4M
#44
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$97.8M
#57
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.9M
#119
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$9.1M
#99
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$448.1M
#16
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$958.6K
#127
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$16.3M
#92
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$645.7K
#132
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$9.3M
#98
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.7K
#168
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$805.2K
#129
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$982M
#7
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.1K
#169
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$21.3M
#89
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$29.4K
#158
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$62M
#66
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$58.4M
#68
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$210.8M
#29
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$137.6M
#47
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$231.2K
#143
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#180
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$97.6K
#152
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$47.7M
#74
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2B
#2
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.6M
#108
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#178
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$25K
#159
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.1M
#118
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$7.6M
#101
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$96.2M
#58
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#171
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$177.6M
#38
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$514.7K
#135
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$33.3K
#157
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$210.9M
#28
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$64.5M
#63
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.7M
#113
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.7M
#112
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$266.3M
#24
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$172.3M
#40
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.2M
#109
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#183
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$181.8M
#35
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$165.6M
#43
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#170
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$243.4M
#26
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$5.3M
#103
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$4M
#104
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$522.1K
#134
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$173.2M
#39
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$28.9M
#85
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.6M
#121
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.2B
#3
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$11.3M
#97
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$750.1M
#11
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$351.6K
#139
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$298.4K
#140
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$54.5M
#71
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$74.2M
#61
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$556.7K
#133
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$320.7M
#21
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$57.3M
#69
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$149.5M
#45
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$62.1M
#65
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$5K
#166
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#181
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$190.1M
#34
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$345.4M
#20
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.6M
#107
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$-423.3K
#187
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$258.8M
#25
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$285.4K
#142
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$85.1M
#59
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$27.9M
#87
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$48.7K
#155
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$110.1M
#53
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$109.7M
#54
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$201.3M
#33
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$47.6M
#75
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.4M
#124
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$167.7M
#42
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$508.8M
#14
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$44.2M
#78
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#184
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$135.1M
#49
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$229.2K
#144
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#179
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$33M
#82
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$320.5M
#22
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$886.2M
#10
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#173
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$17.6M
#90
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.8K
#167
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$224.6K
#145
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$237.6M
#27
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.1M
#110
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$107.7M
#55
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$14.3M
#95
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$31M
#84
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$16.2M
#93
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$172.1M
#41
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$205.8M
#31
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$14.7M
#94
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$6.5K
#164
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$188.1K
#147
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$8.5M
#100
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$6.7M
#102
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$-1.9M
#188
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$144.4M
#46
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$48K
#156
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$175K
#148
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$288.2K
#141
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$750.1K
#131
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$20K
#160
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$222K
#146
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$178.2M
#36
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$36.2M
#81
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$152.7K
#149
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$60.4M
#67
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$-4.8K
#185
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$432.3K
#137
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$16.6K
#161
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3.7M
#106
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.1B
#5
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$377.9M
#18
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$402.7K
#138
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$891.1M
#9
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$799.8K
#130
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$132.1M
#50
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$600.8M
#12
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$10.7K
#163
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#175
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$0
#177
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$894.7M
#8
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$815.1K
#128
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$64.4M
#64
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$499.4M
#15
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$46.3M
#76
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$40.9M
#79
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$21.8M
#88
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.6M
#115
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1M
#126
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$100.9M
#56
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$71.6M
#62
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$3M
#111
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$80K
#154
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$572.7M
#13
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$16.2B
#1
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$447.6K
#136
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$5K
#165
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$109.9K
#151
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$45.6M
#77
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$2.2M
#117
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$209.8M
#30
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$178.2M
#37
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$1.1B
#6
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$352.1M
#19
Metric
Value
Rank
US Foreign Aid Disbursements
$284.9M
#23