Spending · category

International affairs

Foreign aid, diplomacy, and international financial programs. In FY2025 it came to $45.2B, 0.6% of all federal spending (#14 of 18 categories). Adjusted for inflation, that is up 48% since FY2000.

$45.2B

FY2025 outlays

0.6%

of all federal spending

−20%

change from FY2024 ($56.4B)

-26%

mandatory (the rest is discretionary)

Where it goes

International affairs by subcategory, FY2025. Click one for every program inside it.

Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)

International development and humanitarian assistanceDevelopment and humanitarian aid abroad.

$30.0B66% International security assistanceMilitary aid and financing for other countries.

$15.5B34% Conduct of foreign affairsThe State Department and its embassies.

$12.6B28% Foreign information and exchange activities

$2.02B4% International financial programs−$14.9B

Negative subcategories collected more in fees, premiums, or loan repayments than they spent.

The biggest programs

The largest individual accounts in international affairs, FY2025, across all its subcategories.

Discretionary (set by yearly appropriations)

Diplomatic ProgramsAdministration of Foreign Affairs

$9.93B Economic Support FundInternational Security Assistance

$7.48B Global Health ProgramsOther

$7.47B Foreign Military Financing ProgramInternational Security Assistance

$6.90B International Disaster AssistanceAgency for International Development

$5.75B Consular and Border Security ProgramsAdministration of Foreign Affairs

$4.87B Migration and Refugee AssistanceOther

$2.94B Development Assistance ProgramAgency for International Development

$2.49B Embassy Security, Construction, and MaintenanceAdministration of Foreign Affairs

$1.86B Operating Expenses of the Agency for International DevelopmentAgency for International Development

$1.65B Food for Peace Title II GrantsForeign Agricultural Service

$1.51B International Narcotics Control and Law EnforcementOther

$1.43B

International affairs since 1993

Outlays in 2025 dollars (adjusted for inflation), fiscal years 1993–2025. Share of all federal spending: 1.2% in FY1993, 0.6% in FY2025.

Subcategories

Subcategory	FY2025	vs FY2024	Real, since 2000	Programs
International development and humanitarian assistance	$30.0B	−20%	+160%	45
International security assistance	$15.5B	−31%	+37%	6
Conduct of foreign affairs	$12.6B	−19%	+51%	21
Foreign information and exchange activities	$2.02B	−2.5%	+40%	9
International financial programs	−$14.9B	n/a	n/a	5

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