How much does the U.S.
spend on foreign aid?

Below are figures for the entire International Affairs Budget (or Budget 150) for Fiscal Year 1995. Usually, Budget 151 and Budget 152 are considered to be the two components of U.S. foreign aid budget.

BUDGET 150: International Affairs:

(Figures are in 1995 millions of dollars)

BUDGET 151:
International Development and Humanitarian Assistance
Agency for International Development $3,730
Multilateral development banks (MDB's) $1,837
Food Aid $1,363
Refugee Programs $721
Voluntary contributions to international organizations $359
Peace Corps $232
Other programs $414
Credit liquidating accounts -$439
Offsetting receipts -$556

BUDGET 151 SUBTOTAL = $7,661

BUDGET 152:
International Security Assistance:
Foreign military financing grants and loans (FMF) $3,199
Economic support fund (ESF) $2,334
Other programs $137
Repayment of foreign military financing loans -$674
Foreign military loan liquidating account -$370

BUDGET 152 SUBTOTAL = $4,626

FOREIGN AID budget for 1995 = $12,287 Million

BUDGET 153:
Conduct of foreign affairs = $4,063

BUDGET 154:
Foreign information and exchange activities:

U.S. Information Agency $1,177
Board for International Broadcasting $228
Other programs $16

BUDGET 154 SUBTOTAL = $1,421

BUDGET 155:
International financial programs:
Export-Import Bank $718
International Monetary Fund (IMF) $2,746
Exchange stabilization fund $2,341
Foreign military sales trust fund (net) $2,399
Offsetting receipts -$104

BUDGET 155 SUBTOTAL = $8,100

International Affairs budget for 1995 = $25,871 million

Source: Analytical Perspectives, Budget of the United States Government, FY 1997

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