US Foreign Aid by Country 2022

Governments in other countries get money from the United States as foreign assistance. According to the Congressional Research Service, economic aid, humanitarian help, multilateral economic contributions, bilateral development aid, and military aid are all examples of foreign aid.

The United States aids war-torn nations, developing countries, and countries critical to U.S. national security interests.

The United States spent $47 billion on foreign assistance in 2019 (the most recent year for which complete figures have been provided), approximately the same as 2018 and $1 billion higher than in 2017. Ten nations received more than three-quarters of the help that was given out.

United States foreign aid is concentrated in ten countries:

1. Afghanistan ($4.89 billion)
2. Israel ($3.3 billion)
3. Jordan ($1.72 billion)
4. Egypt ($1.46 billion)
5. Iraq ($960 million)
6. Ethiopia ($922 million)
7. Yemen ($809 million)
8. Colombia ($800 million)
9. Nigeria ($793 million)
10. Lebanon ($790 million)

The Department of Defense, the Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, the Department of Energy, and the Peace Corps are just a few examples of government entities that assist abroad.

Humanitarian (economic, development, or emergency relief) assistance and military aid are the two most common types of international assistance.

The United States provides help to many nations across the globe, but just a handful get considerable sums. This year, assistance to Iraq totaled more than $5billion; Afghanistan got a sizable chunk of it, as did Israel, Egypt, and Jordan.

Significant military assistance is provided to these nations. Israel received $3.1 billion in military assistance from the United States.

Economic and development help has been given to other countries. About 32% of all U.S. funding went to African countries. Nigeria, Kenya, Ethiopia, & Tanzania are among the countries that have reaped the benefits. The Middle East receives 31% of U.S. help, whereas Asia receives 25% of U.S. aid.

The United States spends more on overseas assistance than any other country. Germans are the second-largest donors, yet the United States spends more than $10 billion a year more than this country.

As a proportion of GDP, the U.S. is among the lowest spenders in the industrialized world regarding international assistance.

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List of 10 countries that get the most foreign aid:

1. Iraq ($1.17 Bn)
2. Jordan ($1.16 Bn)
3. Syria ($819.37 Mn)
4. Ethiopia ($806.91 Mn)
5. Afghanistan ($760.17 Mn)
6. South Sudan ($749.53 Mn)
7. Nigeria ($739.50 Mn)
8. DR Congo ($672.06 Mn)
9. Yemen ($633.60 Mn)
10. Kenya ($591.36 Mn)