Mapping U.S. Aid Overseas

The U.S. has doled out more than $400 billion in economic and military assistance to other counties since 1946, according to this table on Data.gov. 

Top recipients: Israel ($34 billion), Iraq ($33 billion), Egypt ($30 billion), Afghanistan ($15 billion), India ($15 billion), Russia ($14 billion), Pakistan ($14 billion), Colombia ($9 billion), Vietnam ($8 billion), United Kingdom ($7 billion).

Here’s the data on a world map

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