Latin America
Related: About this forumTop Ten Largest Recipients of US Aid
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/293844/20120206/aid-humanitarian-top-ten.htm#page10hmmm....I've heard over and over heare that Colombia is the third largest recipient of US aid. Colombia isn't even on the top ten list. Mexico and Haiti are the two nations in Latin America on the list.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)cqo_000
(313 posts)U.S. military and police aid grants by country | Country or region (total aid since 1996)
Colombia ($6,871,476,034)
Mexico ($2,153,698,656)
Western Hemisphere Regional ($1,456,661,709)
Caribbean Regional ($1,030,326,000)
Peru ($944,532,702)
Bolivia ($581,523,035)
Ecuador ($399,972,783)
Central America Regional ($212,312,000)
Netherlands Antilles ($181,929,114)
Chile ($155,853,695)
Haiti ($132,650,542)
U.S. economic and social aid grants by country | Country or region (total aid since 1996)
Haiti ($4,133,764,000)
Western Hemisphere Regional ($3,122,816,000)
Colombia ($2,234,108,970)
Peru ($1,691,722,000)
Bolivia ($1,378,970,842)
El Salvador ($1,152,902,000)
Guatemala ($1,072,895,000)
Mexico ($1,027,476,000)
Honduras ($1,005,723,000)
Nicaragua ($750,553,000)
Dominican Republic ($482,808,000)
http://justf.org/
Here's another link that has Colombia as the largest recipient in the western hemisphere.
U.S. Foreign Economic and Military Aid by Major Recipient Country
http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/foreign_commerce_aid/foreign_aid.html
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)among the top 10 according to recent data contrary to what is oft repeated here.
cqo_000
(313 posts)All Grant Aid, All Types, All Programs, Entire Region, 2007-2012
1. Colombia 3,836,759
2. Haiti 3,053,403
3. Mexico 2,498,180
Full list at the link below
http://justf.org/All_Grants_Country
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)recent data shows at least 10 countries surpass Colombia in US aid
cqo_000
(313 posts)The info I provided is up to date and shows that Colombia has recieved more than Mexico and Haiti between 2007-2012.
Bacchus4.0
(6,837 posts)10 unless of course you add numbers from previous years like you did.