Data on US foreign aid disbursements for Fiscal Year 2025 shows that European and Middle Eastern countries received the largest allocations, led by Ukraine with $6.75 billion, Israel with $3.31 billion and Jordan with $1.65 billion.
African countries dominated the remaining top recipients.
Ethiopia received the most among sub-Saharan African nations at $920 million, followed by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) with $750 million, Nigeria ($730 million), Sudan ($709 million), Kenya ($655 million), Mozambique ($584 million) and Uganda ($513 million).
Rounding out the top 20 recipients were South Sudan ($507 million), Somalia ($498 million), Palestine ($496 million), Colombia ($493 million), Tanzania ($480 million), Lebanon ($456 million), Afghanistan ($431 million), Zambia ($409 million), South Africa ($399 million) and Bangladesh ($394 million).
Overall, US foreign assistance in FY2025 was concentrated among countries in conflict-affected or strategically significant regions, particularly Europe, the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa.
