India received most US economic assistance in 66 years: USAID

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The United States, over the period of 1946-2012, has given India the largest amount of economic assistance, while providing Israel the greatest assistance over the same interval, according to USAID data compilation.

 

The US also gave Israel the greatest total foreign assistance over the 66-year period, at $199 billion.

The data, which is inflation adjusted, shows India received approximately $65.1bn in economic assistance from 1946 until 2012, followed closely by Israel, which was given $65bn.

With $44.4bn received as economic assistance from the US, Pakistan is also among the top five countries to receive economic assistance out of a total of 200 countries and regions.

Top 10 countries receiving US economic assistance from 1946-2012

India: $65.1bn
Israel: $65bn
United Kingdom: $63.6bn
Egypt: $59.6bn
Pakistan: $44.4bn
Vietnam: $41bn
Iraq: $39.7bn
South Korea: $36.5bn
Germany: $33.3bn
France: $31bn

Top 10 countries receiving US military assistance from 1946-2012

Israel: $134bn
Vietnam: $77.9bn
Egypt: $62bn
Afghanistan: $48.3bn
Turkey: $42.2bn
South Korea: $41.1bn
France: $33bn
Greece: $29.5bn
China: $26.3bn
Iraq: $24.7bn

Countries receiving greatest total foreign assistance

Israel: $199.5bn
Egypt: $121.6bn
Vietnam: $118.9bn
South Korea: $77.6bn
Afghanistan: $76.9bn
United Kingdom: $71.5bn
India: $66bn
Turkey: $64.4bn
Iraq: $64.3bn
France: $64bn