Israel Is the Largest Cumulative Recipient of U.S. Aid Since 1946
Total aid from fiscal years 1946 to 2024 (constant 2024 dollars)
A bar chart of the largest cumulative recipients of U.S. aid, showing Israel as the largest recipient with over $300 billion since 1946, most of which has been military aid
Notes: Military aid for Israel includes missile defense funding starting in 2006, using data from the Congressional Research Service. All other data is from foreignassistance.gov. Aid to Ukraine for fiscal years 2022 to 2024 is reported by the Kiel Institute for the World Economy as being around $16 billion higher than figures from foreignassistance.gov. South Vietnam existed as a country until the end of the Vietnam War in 1975. Data for 2024 is partially reported.
