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U.S. Foreign Aid to Egypt

(1948 - Present)

Since FY2012, Congress has passed appropriations legislation that withholds the obligation of FMF to Egypt until the Secretary of State certifies that Egypt is taking various steps toward supporting democracy and human rights. With the exception of FY2014, lawmakers have included a national security waiver to allow the Administration to waive these congressionally mandated certification requirements under certain conditions.

In 2022, the Biden administration announced it would withhold $130 million (10 percent) of the military aid allotted to Egypt due to human rights concerns. The announcement came after the administration approved the potential sale of air defense radars and C-130 Super Hercules planes to Egypt for a combined value of more than $2.5 billion.

In 2023, the administration notified Congress that it would withhold $85 million in aid conditioned on the release of political prisoners.

(In $USD Millions)

Year

Economic

Military

IMET

INCLE NADR

Total

1948-1997

23,288.6

22,353.5

27.3

   

45,669.4

1998

815.0

1,300.0

1.0

   

2,116.0

1999

775.0

1,300.0

1.0

   

2,076.0

2000

727.3

1,300.0

1.0

   

2,028.3

2001

695.0

1,300.0

1.0

   

1,996.0

2002

655.0

1,300.0

1.0

   

1,956.0

2003

911.0

1,300.0

1.2

   

2,212.2

2004

571.6

1,292.3

1.4

   

1865.3

2005

530.7

1,289.6

1.2

   

1,821.5

2006

495.0

1,300.0

1.2

   

1,796.2

2010

250.0

1,300.0

1.9

   

1,551.9

2011

249.5

1,297.4

1.3

   

1,548.2

2012

250.0

1,300.0

1.4

   

1,551.4

2013

241.0

1,234.3

.47

   

1,475.77

2014

200.0

1,300.0

     

1,500.0

2015

150.0

1,300.0

1.7

   

1,451.7

2016

150.0

1,300.0

1.8

   

1,451.8

2017

112.50

1,234.30

1.74

2.00 3.00

1,353.54

2018 106.87 1,300.00 1.80 2.00 3.00 1,413.67
2019 112.50 1,300.00 1.80 2.00 3.00 1,419.30
2020 125.00 1,300.00   2.00 3.50 1,430.50
2021 125.00 1,300.00 1.80 0.35 3.00 1,430.15
2022 (Req) 125.00 1,300.00 1.80   3.50 1,430.30

Total

31,661.57

50,801.40

54.81

8.35 19.00

82,545.13

Economic Support Fund (ESF), Foreign Military Financing (FMF), International Military Education and Training (IMET), International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement (INCLE), and Nonproliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining and Related Programs (NADR).


Sources: Jeremy M. Sharp, “Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations,” Congressional Research Service, (September 30, 2021).
Humeyra Pamuk and Simon Lewis, and Patricia Zengerle, “Biden administration set to deny $130 mln in military aid to Egypt, U.S. officials say,” Reuters, (January 29, 2022).
Vivian Salama, “U.S. to Shift Millions in Military Aid From Egypt to Taiwan,” Wall Street Journal, (September 13, 2023).