Colleteral Damage

U.S. Military Aid Before and After 9/11, by Region

See a ranking of military aid with the recipient countries grouped by geographic region.

RegionThree Years Before 9/11 ('99-'01)Three Years After 9/11 ('02-'04)Change in DollarsSix-Year Total ('99-'04)
Near East$17,709,689,000$18,868,270,354$1,158,581,354$36,577,959,354
South Asia$28,188,000$7,462,292,539$7,434,104,539$7,490,480,539
Western Hemisphere$2,708,925,000$3,666,429,117$957,504,117$6,375,354,117
Europe and Eurasia$627,008,000$2,535,882,737$1,908,874,737$3,162,890,737
East Asia and Pacific$333,835,000$726,683,899$392,848,899$1,060,518,899
Africa$200,377,000$296,868,830$96,491,830$497,245,830

U.S. Military Aid
The Center defined U.S. military aid as taxpayer supported programs that contribute to a foreign nation’s offensive military capabilities.

For a more complete explanation of methods and information about the individual programs, refer to the Citizen’s Guide to Military Aid. The government records that underlie the data can be found in the Document Warehouse.