U.S. foreign aid through USAID 2025| Statista

In 2023, the United States gave around 79 billion U.S. dollars in foreign aid to other countries. Around 42 billion dollars of this aid was managed by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This was the highest amount USAID had ever given. The countries that received the most foreign aid through USAID in 2023 were Ukraine, Ethiopia, and Jordan.

In January 2025, President Trump ordered a pause on funding for USAID and a 90-day review of all U.S. foreign assistance. By the end of March, the review had been completed, 83 percent of USAID programs were terminated, and it was announced that certain USAID functions would be overtaken by the Department of State while all others would be discontinued.

Trump has said that the United States spends too much on foreign aid and accused USAID of being corrupt and a waste of money. However, foreign aid accounts for just one percent of the federal budget. Furthermore, it is predicted that millions of people will die due to the dissolution of USAID, as vulnerable people around the world will no longer be able to access prevention and treatment for diseases such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria.

U.S. foreign aid obligations through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from 2001 to 2025 (in billion U.S. dollars)

Characteristic	Foreign aid obligations in billion U.S. dollars
2001	6.95
2002	9.27
2003	11.85
2004	12.12
2005	11.5
2006	10.36
2007	11.77
2008	13.82
2009	16.39
2010	17.51
2011	15.92
2012	18.29
2013	17.32
2014	17.82
2015	19.41
2016	19.36
2017	20.57
2018	20.07
2019	21.21
2020	26.16
2021	29.74
2022	41.51
2023	42.45
2024	35.44
2025	8.88

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Release date

April 2025

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Worldwide, United States

Survey time period

2023

Supplementary notes

Release date represents the date figures were accessed.

Data shows foreign aid obligations. Obligations are binding agreements that will result in outlays, immediately or in the future. Budget resources must be available before obligations can be legally incurred.

Figures for 2024 and 2025 are only partially reported. All figures have been rounded.

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