Top U.S. Foreign Aid Recipient Countries

     Notes

  Israel

 These 2 countries receive one-third of the total

 aid, the majority of which pays for armaments.

 Yet, neither is a "developing" country.

 One-third of ALL US AID goes to Israel and Egypt.

Economic Aid (ESF)

240

1,537

477

600

1,080

838

Military Aid (FMF)

2,280

1,448

2,147

2,100

2,040

1,975

Israel Total

2,520

2,985

2,624

2,700

3,120

2,813

 Egypt

Economic Aid (ESF)

495

530

571

615

775

693

Military Aid FMF)

1,300

1,289

1,292

1,300

1,300

1,297

Egypt Total

1,795

1,819

1,863

1,915

2,075

1,990

.

Columbia

558

567

574

538

381

49

 Drug abatement

Jordan

461

457

559

452

230

228

 To leave Israel alone

Pakistan

698

537

387

305

893

3

 To chase terrorists

Peru

133

152

156

189

197

89

 Drug abatement

Indonesia

158

135

122

131

124

120

 Oil reserves

Kenya

213

159

101

52

44

38

 Free money, if you are Christian

Bolivia

122

132

133

137

126

89

 Drug abatement

Ukraine

115

93

113

166

163

182

 Irritate, weaken Russia

India

94

92

87

152

79

59

 -

Haiti

163

125

101

26

31

48

 -

Russia

52

91

101

157

165

169

 -

Ethiopia

145

114

74

52

47

40

 -

West Bank/ Gaza

150

74

74

75

72

70

 Token response, to "balance" Israel aid

Liberia

89

44

202

7

5

5

 -

Bangladesh

49

55

61

65

66

59

 -

Bosnia

51

45

64

53

68

86

 Reparations

U.S. Foreign Aid Recipients by Area $ Received/ by Year - Where the money goes - by Region

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

     Notes

Israel, Egypt

5,878

5,343

5,556

5,467

5,312

5,401

 Sources -

 www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/index.html

 2001, 02, 03 - fy2003part14.pdf

 2004, 05, 06 - CBJAccountsum.pdf

Africa

2,803

2,444

2,091

1,561

1,460

1,313

Southern Asia

1,889

1,772

2,484

637

307

204

Western Hemisphere

1,585

1,713

1,662

1,545

1,333

749

Europe & Eur-asia

1,266

1,401

1,577

1,776

1,877

2,017

East Asia/ Pacific

489

523

474

484

494

442

Other

8,918

6,517

5,767

4,666

4,569

4,855

22,828

19,713

19,611

16,136

15,352

14,981

 Test Checksums

Recipients by Program - Alphabetical

2006

2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

(CSH)

1,251

1,537

1,824

0

1,433

1,050

Child Survival and Health Programs Fund

(DA)

1,103

1,448

1,364

2,739

1,178

1,274

Development Assistance

Economic Aid (ESF)

3,036

2,480

3,288

2,290

2,224

2,315

Economic Support Fund

Military Aid (FMF)

4,588

4,745

4,622

4,107

3,650

3,568

Foreign Military Financing

FSA

482

555

584

755

784

808

Former Soviet States Assistance

GHAI

1,970

1,373

488

-

-

-

Global HIV/AIDS Initiative

IMET

86

89

91

80

70

57

International Military Education and Training

INCLE

523

326

460

928

842

324

Internat. Narcotics Control & Law Enforcement

ACI

734

725

737

705

705

699

Andean Counterdrug Initiative

MRA

892

763

780

372

313

310

Migration and Refugee Assistance

NADR

440

398

396

320

278

267

Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Deming

PKO

195

177

124

108

135

126

Peacekeeping Operations

SEED

382

393

442

495

621

674

Assistance for Eastern Europe

Total Other

7,140

4,697

4,407

3,234

3,117

3,504

"Other" = 58 line items (2001-2003)

"Other" = 94 line items (2004-2006)

22,822

19,706

19,607

16,133

15,350

14,976

Test Checksums

Official Totals =

22,828

19,713

19,611

16,136

15,352

14,981

.

The Complaints

Foreign Aid Purpose: To create foreign markets for US products, esp. arms sales.

Foreign aid aids the giver, not the recipient.

Corruption is a major problem - many funds end up in private bank accounts.

The leaders get the money, not the people.

Richer nations receive the most aid.

Foreign Aid Determinants:

Strategic considerations

Former colonial status

Political alignment

Drug policy

Foreign Aid NON-determinants:

Need - The poorest nations receive the least aid.

U.N. Voting Record doesn't count, if you can't do anything for the US.

Sources (Federation of American Scientists, Washington, DC):

http://www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/aid/fy2006/CBJAccountsum.pdf

http://www.fas.org/asmp/profiles/aid/fy2003part14.pdf

The FAS data probably came from

The U.S. Agency for International Develop