Africa · Humanitarian
US Foreign Aid to South Sudan
$12B
Total Since 2001
$600M
Annual (2024)
5%
Military Aid
Humanitarian
Aid Type
$12B
Total Aid Since 2001
$600M
Annual Aid (2024)
5%
Military Percentage
11M
Population
$400
GDP Per Capita
$1K
US Aid Per Capita (Total)
📋 Context & Background
Born in 2011 as world's newest country — largely a US project. Collapsed into civil war by 2013. $12B in US aid with nothing to show for it. Possibly the worst US nation-building failure since Somalia.
⚠️ Controversies
Leaders enriched themselves while country descended into famine and war. Aid diverted.
💡 What $12B Could Buy Instead
The total US aid sent to South Sudan since 2001 could have funded:
184,615
Teacher Salaries
300
New Schools
24
Hospitals
34,285
Affordable Homes