International Affairs

Diplomacy, embassies, foreign aid, security assistance to other countries and contributions to international organizations.

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$45.2B

spent in fiscal year 2025 (net)

0.6 cents

of every federal dollar, the 14th largest purpose

$132

for every person in the country

−7.1%

since fiscal year 2015, before inflation

In 2015 it was $48.6B, or $66.0B in 2025 dollars; after inflation it has changed by −31.6% since then.

Over time

Net outlays for International Affairs in each fiscal year, from the Treasury’s September statements.

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The figures

Fiscal year	Net outlays	In 2025 dollars	Share of all spending
2025	$45,169,891,180	$45.2B	0.6%
2024	$71,992,379,485	$73.9B	1.1%
2023	$69,306,106,586	$73.2B	1.1%
2022	$71,677,717,697	$78.9B	1.1%
2021	$46,945,792,210	$55.8B	0.7%
2020	$67,660,337,597	$84.2B	1.0%
2019	$52,747,521,528	$66.4B	1.2%
2018	$48,974,860,965	$62.8B	1.2%
2017	$46,316,973,215	$60.8B	1.2%
2016	$45,304,204,111	$60.8B	1.2%
2015	$48,598,332,871	$66.0B	1.3%

What is inside it

Its subfunctions, by the gross outlays of every agency account classified to each: before collections and transfers are netted, so they add to more than the Treasury’s figure above.

International development and humanitarian assistance45.7%$33,312,903,235
Conduct of foreign affairs37.1%$27,074,851,602
International security assistance14.0%$10,226,395,212
Foreign information and exchange activities2.8%$2,040,508,863
International financial programs0.3%$251,394,690
Gross outlays100%$72,906,053,602

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Which agencies pay for each subfunction

International development and humanitarian assistance

Department of State$14.3B42.9%
Agency for International Development$12.5B37.4%
Department of the Treasury$2.05B6.2%
Department of Agriculture$1.96B5.9%
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation$1.19B3.6%
Millennium Challenge Corporation$780M2.3%
Peace Corps$458M1.4%
United States Trade and Development Agency$73M0.2%

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Inter-American Foundation$31M0.1%
African Development Foundation$22M0.1%
Overseas Private Investment Corporation$541k<0.1%

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Which agencies pay for it

Gross outlays from each agency’s accounts in this function. Open an agency to see everything else it spends on.

Department of State$43.5B59.7%
Agency for International Development$21.7B29.7%
Department of the Treasury$2.06B2.8%
Department of Agriculture$1.96B2.7%
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation$1.19B1.6%
Millennium Challenge Corporation$780M1.1%
U.S. Agency for Global Media$776M1.1%
Peace Corps$458M0.6%
Export-Import Bank of the United States$236M0.3%
International Trade Commission$132M0.2%
United States Trade and Development Agency$73M0.1%
Inter-American Foundation$31M<0.1%
African Development Foundation$22M<0.1%
Department of Defense$3.2M<0.1%
Japan-United States Friendship Commission$2.6M<0.1%

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Department of Justice$2.0M<0.1%
Overseas Private Investment Corporation$541k<0.1%

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The accounts it is paid from

Every federal account in the function, by the amount obligated (committed) in the year, which is what USAspending’s spending explorer reports by function; each account’s gross outlays are beside it where its agency reported them. Each opens on USAspending.gov.

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Net outlays are the Monthly Treasury Statement’s, table 9. The subfunctions and agencies are the gross outlays agencies reported to USAspending.gov for fiscal year 2025; the accounts are its spending explorer’s obligations. In 2025 dollars restates each year with the CPI-U annual average of the calendar year the fiscal year ends in.

International Affairs

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What is inside it

International development and humanitarian assistance

Conduct of foreign affairs

International security assistance

Foreign information and exchange activities

International financial programs

Which agencies pay for it

The accounts it is paid from