What countries receive the most foreign aid from the US?
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In FY 2023, foreign aid by country ranged from $1.8 thousand to $16.6 billion; the median aid package was $43.7 million, and 173 of the 196 countries recognized by the US Department of State received aid. Ukraine ($16.6 billion), Israel ($3.3 billion) and Ethiopia ($1.8 billion) received the most, collectively accounting for 30% of all US foreign aid spending.
88% of countries received foreign aid from the US.
Inflation-adjusted disbursements, FY 2023
The top aid recipient in FY 2023 — Ukraine — received more money from the US than the bottom 159 aid-receiving countries combined. Some places that receive aid are not recognized by the US Department of State as countries and are not dependencies or territories of any other sovereign country. In FY 2023, these were West Bank and Gaza ($112.0 million) and Taiwan ($136.1 million).
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Since FY 2001, most US foreign aid has gone to Afghanistan.
Top aid receiving countries, FY 2001–2023, billions of inflation-adjusted dollars
Methodology
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