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      "country": "Israel",
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      "note": "Largest cumulative US aid recipient."
    },
    {
      "country": "Ukraine",
      "totalSince2001": 113000000000,
      "annual2023": 8000000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "Aid exploded from ~$500M/yr to $24B+ after Russia's 2022 invasion."
    },
    {
      "country": "Afghanistan",
      "totalSince2001": 136000000000,
      "annual2023": 300000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "$136B in aid over 20 years — built an army that collapsed in 11 days (Aug 2021)."
    },
    {
      "country": "Iraq",
      "totalSince2001": 82000000000,
      "annual2023": 1500000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "$82B in reconstruction and military aid after destroying the country in 2003."
    },
    {
      "country": "Egypt",
      "totalSince2001": 43000000000,
      "annual2023": 1300000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "$1."
    },
    {
      "country": "Jordan",
      "totalSince2001": 28000000000,
      "annual2023": 1700000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "$1."
    },
    {
      "country": "Pakistan",
      "totalSince2001": 25000000000,
      "annual2023": 200000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "Received $25B+ as \"War on Terror\" ally while harboring Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad."
    },
    {
      "country": "Ethiopia",
      "totalSince2001": 18000000000,
      "annual2023": 1200000000,
      "type": "Economic + Humanitarian",
      "note": "Largest US aid recipient in Africa."
    },
    {
      "country": "South Sudan",
      "totalSince2001": 12000000000,
      "annual2023": 600000000,
      "type": "Humanitarian",
      "note": "Born in 2011 as world's newest country — largely a US project."
    },
    {
      "country": "Colombia",
      "totalSince2001": 15000000000,
      "annual2023": 500000000,
      "type": "Military + Counter-narcotics",
      "note": "$15B+ since Plan Colombia (2000)."
    },
    {
      "country": "Nigeria",
      "totalSince2001": 11000000000,
      "annual2023": 500000000,
      "type": "Economic + Health",
      "note": "Mostly health aid (PEPFAR, malaria)."
    },
    {
      "country": "Kenya",
      "totalSince2001": 14000000000,
      "annual2023": 800000000,
      "type": "Health + Economic",
      "note": "Key US counter-terrorism partner in East Africa."
    },
    {
      "country": "Somalia",
      "totalSince2001": 8000000000,
      "annual2023": 400000000,
      "type": "Military + Humanitarian",
      "note": "US has conducted 283+ drone strikes killing 1,200-1,800 people."
    },
    {
      "country": "Syria",
      "totalSince2001": 15000000000,
      "annual2023": 200000000,
      "type": "Military + Humanitarian",
      "note": "Largest humanitarian crisis (13M displaced)."
    },
    {
      "country": "Taiwan",
      "totalSince2001": 5000000000,
      "annual2023": 500000000,
      "type": "Military",
      "note": "US provides weapons but Taiwan pays for them (FMS)."
    },
    {
      "country": "Philippines",
      "totalSince2001": 4000000000,
      "annual2023": 300000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "Renewed US military access under EDCA (9 bases)."
    },
    {
      "country": "Lebanon",
      "totalSince2001": 5000000000,
      "annual2023": 200000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "US arms Lebanese military to counter Hezbollah — while Hezbollah is part of the Lebanese government."
    },
    {
      "country": "Tunisia",
      "totalSince2001": 3000000000,
      "annual2023": 200000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "Only Arab Spring success story — until President Saied's 2021 self-coup."
    },
    {
      "country": "Djibouti",
      "totalSince2001": 1500000000,
      "annual2023": 100000000,
      "type": "Military",
      "note": "Hosts Camp Lemonnier — the only permanent US military base in Africa."
    },
    {
      "country": "Morocco",
      "totalSince2001": 4000000000,
      "annual2023": 400000000,
      "type": "Military + Economic",
      "note": "Arms sales surged after Abraham Accords normalization with Israel."
    },
    {
      "country": "India",
      "totalSince2001": 5000000000,
      "annual2023": 500000000,
      "type": "Military + Development",
      "note": "Shifting from Russian to US weapons."
    },
    {
      "country": "Japan",
      "totalSince2001": 2000000000,
      "annual2023": 200000000,
      "type": "Military",
      "note": "Hosts 54,000 US troops — largest overseas US military presence."
    },
    {
      "country": "South Korea",
      "totalSince2001": 1500000000,
      "annual2023": 100000000,
      "type": "Military",
      "note": "28,500 US troops stationed since 1953."
    },
    {
      "country": "Germany",
      "totalSince2001": 1000000000,
      "annual2023": 100000000,
      "type": "Military cooperation",
      "note": "Hosts 35,000 US troops, nuclear weapons at Büchel."
    },
    {
      "country": "Saudi Arabia",
      "totalSince2001": 3000000000,
      "annual2023": 200000000,
      "type": "Military training",
      "note": "Pays for its own weapons ($110B+ since 2009) but receives US military training, intelligence sharing, and base access."
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    },
    {
      "category": "Health (PEPFAR etc)",
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      "pct": 16.8
    },
    {
      "category": "Humanitarian",
      "amount": 13200000000,
      "pct": 19.4
    },
    {
      "category": "Economic Development",
      "amount": 8500000000,
      "pct": 12.5
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    {
      "category": "Democracy/Governance",
      "amount": 4100000000,
      "pct": 6
    },
    {
      "category": "Education",
      "amount": 1800000000,
      "pct": 2.6
    },
    {
      "category": "Other",
      "amount": 10800000000,
      "pct": 15.9
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