Scaling Back

Since 1990, the Agency for International Development's budget and workforce have declined.

Direct U.S.
Employees
Budget
(in billions)
1990 3,262 $9.7
1991 3,176 9.8
1992 3,163 8.5
1993 2,979 9.2
1994 2,861 8.4
1995 2,764 7.7
1996 2,378 6.9
1997 2,235 6.7
1998 2,152 7.0
1999 2,061 8.3
2000 1,947 7.6
2001 1,951 8.3
2002 1,996 7.9

Source: General Accounting Office

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