Multilateral Organizations

For fiscal years 1993-95, the United States contributed about $6.3 billion to 130 international organizations and programs. This amount includes $2.7 billion in assessed contributions and $3.6 billion in voluntary contributions. The State Department spent most of this money (about $5.2 billion), with the U.S. Agency for International Development spending the second largest amount ($1.1 billion). Other agencies that spent considerable sums included the Department of Health and Human Services, the Commerce Department, and the Agriculture Department.

GAO noted that: (1) for FY 1993 to 1995, the United States contributed approximately $6.3 billion to 127 international organizations and programs, around $2 billion each year; (2) this amount includes about $2.7 billion in assessed and about $3.6 billion in voluntary contributions; (3) the Department of State expended the largest amount of these funds, about $5.2 billion, with the U.S. Agency for International Development spending the second largest total, $1.1 billion; and (4) other agencies that spent large amounts of funds included the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Agriculture.