The US has disbursed $10 billion in foreign assistance to Nigeria in the past 22 fiscal years

The US has disbursed $10b in foreign assistance to Nigeria in the past 22 years, with its highest in the period coming in 2022. The disbursements have increased from $51m in 2001 to $973m in 2022. Here are the US' foreign assistance disbursements to Nigeria since 2001.

Source:

ForeignAssistance.gov

Period:

2001 - 2022
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