Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States
United States: Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries was 52.07 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States, 2010–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
United States recorded 52.07 billion for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.9% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States peaked at 52.07 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.09 billion, in 2019.
That places United States 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 37.98 billion | — |
| 2011 | 39.14 billion | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 37.22 billion | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 37.21 billion | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 38.86 billion | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 35.66 billion | -8.3% |
| 2016 | 39.04 billion | +9.5% |
| 2017 | 38.19 billion | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 36.23 billion | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 34.09 billion | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 37.10 billion | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 44.53 billion | +20.0% |
| 2022 | 52.06 billion | +16.9% |
| 2023 | 50.78 billion | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 52.07 billion | +2.5% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 52.07 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.30 billion, 40.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 37.36 billion | 34.09 billion | 39.14 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.31 billion | 37.10 billion | 52.07 billion | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States?
- Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States was 52.07 billion in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 52.07 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.09 billion in 2019.
- How does United States rank for amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries?
- United States ranks 1st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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