Notable Military Aid
For each year of 1976-2002, Israel was the largest recipient of U.S. military aid. Egypt was second-largest 1981-2002. Since 2002, Israel and Egypt have remained among the top four annual recipients of U.S. military aid.
Nation-specific recipients of over $50 million accounted for over 90% of all military aid from the U.S. in FY 2010, with Afghanistan alone accounting for 45% of the year's total military aid disbursements.
| Country | $U.S. millions |
| Afghanistan | 6,800.3 |
| Israel | 2,799.5 |
| Egypt | 1,301.9 |
| Iraq | 1,006.0 |
| Pakistan | 913.9 |
| Jordan | 303.8 |
| Somalia | 204.0 |
| Colombia | 185.8 |
| Russia | 126.8 |
| Sudan | 104.9 |
| Mexico | 96.0 |
| Poland | 55.6 |
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