Jennifer Mendoza
Research expert covering health, pharma and medtech
The impacts of dismantling USAID - statistics & facts
The United States is by far the largest donor of foreign aid in the world, providing around 79 billion U.S. dollars in foreign assistance in 2023. This aid helps fight poverty, improve food security, and promote health all over the world, saving millions of lives each year. From a less altruistic viewpoint, this aid also buys the U.S. regional influence, helps protect its citizens from health and security threats, and is a vital instrument of U.S. soft power.
