U.S. Global Health Country-Level Funding Tracker
This tracker provides U.S. global health funding data by program area and country. It includes Congressionally appropriated (planned) funding amounts from FY 2006 – FY 2023, as well as obligations and disbursements from FY 2006 – FY 2025 (FY 2025 data are partially reported). Data were obtained from ForeignAssistance.gov (see About This Tracker below for more details). For examples of analyses that can be done using this tracker, please expand the section below.
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About This Tracker
The U.S. is the largest donor to global health in the world, providing bilateral (direct country-to-country) support for U.S. global health programs in over 75 countries in FY 2023 (through appropriated/planned funding), with additional countries reached through U.S. regional efforts and U.S. contributions to multilateral organizations. This tracker provides historical data on bilateral U.S. government funding for global health by country, region, and income-level. It presents data on country-specific global health funding channeled through the Department of State (State) and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); these agencies account for approximately 85% of all U.S. funding for global health. Funding channeled through other agencies – the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Department of Defense (DoD) – is not included, as these data are not available at the country-level. Funding directed to “regional” or “worldwide” programs, which may reach additional countries, is also not included. See our companion resource, KFF U.S. Global Health Budget Tracker, to view data on U.S. funding for global health overall, including funding channeled through these other agencies. Data in this tracker present three transaction types:
- Appropriated: funding amounts based on Congressional appropriations for a given fiscal year which may be obligated and disbursed over a multi-year period;
- Obligations: binding agreements that will result in disbursements (or outlays), immediately or in the future, and
- Disbursements: actual paid amounts (an outlay of funds) to a recipient in a given year.
These amounts will be updated as new data become available. Queried data can be downloaded using the button within the interactive, and the full data can be downloaded here. For questions related to this resource, or for inquiries on further analyses on U.S. global health funding, please contact globalhealthbudget@kff.org.
Sources
KFF analysis of data from the U.S. Foreign Assistance Dashboard, U.S. State Department regional classifications, and World Bank income classifications.
Facts Only
The U.S. Global Health Country-Level Funding Tracker provides data on U.S. global health funding by program area and country.
Data includes Congressional appropriations from FY 2006 to FY 2023, as well as obligations and disbursements from FY 2006 to FY 2025.
The tracker focuses on bilateral funding through the Department of State and USAID, covering approximately 85% of U.S. global health funding.
Funding from NIH, CDC, and DoD is excluded due to lack of country-level data.
Regional or worldwide programs are not included in the tracker.
The U.S. provided bilateral support to over 75 countries in FY 2023.
Data is sourced from ForeignAssistance.gov, U.S. State Department regional classifications, and World Bank income classifications.
The tracker presents three transaction types: appropriated funding, obligations, and disbursements.
Queried data can be downloaded, and the full dataset is available for download.
For questions or further analyses, contact globalhealthbudget@kff.org.
Executive Summary
Full Take
The U.S. Global Health Country-Level Funding Tracker serves as a valuable resource for understanding the scope and distribution of U.S. global health funding. By focusing on bilateral funding through the Department of State and USAID, it provides a clear picture of direct country-to-country support, which accounts for a significant portion of U.S. global health efforts. However, the exclusion of funding from other agencies like NIH, CDC, and DoD, as well as regional and worldwide programs, means the tracker does not capture the full extent of U.S. global health funding. This limitation could lead to an incomplete understanding of the overall impact and reach of U.S. global health initiatives.
The tracker's reliance on data from ForeignAssistance.gov and other official sources ensures a high level of accuracy and reliability. However, the complexity of global health funding and the multi-year nature of appropriations, obligations, and disbursements can make it challenging for users to fully grasp the dynamics of funding flows. The ability to download and analyze the data provides an opportunity for deeper exploration, but users must be aware of the limitations and potential gaps in the data.
The tracker's focus on bilateral funding highlights the U.S.'s role as a major donor in global health, but it also raises questions about the effectiveness and efficiency of such funding. For instance, how does bilateral funding compare to multilateral efforts in terms of impact and reach? What are the implications of excluding funding from other agencies and regional programs? These questions invite further inquiry and analysis to gain a more comprehensive understanding of U.S. global health funding.
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