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

Latest (2024)
52.07 billion
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
1st
of 43 countries
All-time high
52.07 billion
in 2024
All-time low
34.09 billion
in 2019
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries in United States, 2010–2024

020.0B40.0B60.0B2010201720242010: 38.0B2011: 39.1B2012: 37.2B2013: 37.2B2014: 38.9B2015: 35.7B2016: 39.0B2017: 38.2B2018: 36.2B2019: 34.1B2020: 37.1B2021: 44.5B2022: 52.1B2023: 50.8B2024: 52.1B

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 2.5% 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 37.36 billion 34.09 billion 39.14 billion 10
2020s 47.31 billion 37.10 billion 52.07 billion 5

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 2 Germany 23.11 billion compare
  2. 3 Japan 14.47 billion compare
  3. 4 France 11.89 billion compare

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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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Indicator
Amount of foreign aid spend in recipient countries
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
43 places, 580 data points, 2010–2024
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