{"id":198851,"date":"2025-02-06T16:03:03","date_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:03:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=198851"},"modified":"2025-02-06T16:03:05","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T21:03:05","slug":"what-the-data-says-about-us-foreign-aid","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/02\/06\/what-the-data-says-about-us-foreign-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"What the data says about U.S. foreign aid"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"Volunteers
Volunteers at the Zanzalima Camp for Internally Displaced People unload an aid delivery from USAID in 2021 in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia. The Trump administration placed USAID staff around the world on administrative leave starting Feb. 7, 2025. (J. Countess\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Trump administration\u2019s recent moves to freeze foreign aid<\/a> and shutter the primary agency<\/a> that distributes it have thrown a spotlight on a relatively small, yet enduringly controversial, piece of federal spending. The actions have created uncertainty among aid groups and governments around the world about what programs can and cannot proceed<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With that in mind, Pew Research Center dug into federal data and our own previous survey work for relevant facts and figures about the U.S. government\u2019s aid efforts, as well as public attitudes toward them. Find answers to some common questions about U.S. foreign aid, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n