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REUTERS REPORT: Which Countries Are Most Exposed to U.S. Aid Cuts

The U.S. Agency for International Development, Washington's primary humanitarian aid agency, has been a top target of a government reduction program spearheaded by billionaire and Trump ally Elon Musk since President Donald Trump took office on January 20.

  • Hours after he was sworn in, Trump ordered a 90-day pause to all U.S. foreign assistance pending assessments of efficiencies and consistency with his foreign policy. 
  • Four days later, on January 24, the U.S. State Department issued a "stop-work" order for all existing foreign assistance and paused new aid with the exception of waivers for military financing for Israel and Egypt. 
While the government gave an exemption for emergency food assistance and issued waivers for certain life-saving aid, uncertainty around most other programs has put thousands of jobs and millions of dollars’ worth of aid material in jeopardy.

These countries could lose the most, if U.S. stops aid

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The effects of shutting foreign aid down permanently could have impacts globally, especially for countries in Africa and the Middle East. 
The U.S. has contributed the largest foreign assistance among countries, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
 
The U.S. provides the largest share of assistance

Net disbursements of official development assistance by OECD developed countries.https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-TRUMP/USAID/akpenzlyjvr/cdn/images/graphics/aid-by-country-md.png

The line chart shows net disbursements of foreign assistance by developed countries with the United States highlighted in blue.

Why does USAID matter?

Foreign assistance is provided by different agencies of the U.S. government. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) was the primary foreign assistance agency between 2014 and 2024. The agency disbursed, or spent, $314.3 billion out of the total $635.2 billion in this period. The State Department disbursed $175 billion. Obligations are money that was owed.

USAID accounted for half of foreign aid obligations and disbursements

Foreign assistance by managing agency between 2014 and 2024. 
Obligations refer to money that was promised but not yet spent, while disbursements refer to money spent.

The stacked bar chart shows foreign assistance obligations and disbursements by different managing agencies of the U.S. government.

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