How Are The Funds Being Spent?

From the The Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project (CSIS)

The substantial U.S. funding for the reconstruction effort in Iraq is expected to have a significant impact on the ground.¹ Our analysis, however, shows that the impact will be diffused in a number of ways.

estimated breakdown of costs for reconstruction activities in Iraq

The above chart is an estimated breakdown of costs for reconstruction activities in Iraq across government agencies, drawn from information concerning the spending of both the $18.4 billion and other U.S. reconstruction monies. These estimates are drawn from a variety of sources, including official audits, independent and government research, interviews with contractors and U.S. government personnel directly involved in Iraq’s reconstruction, and the media. Attaining exact estimates about the costs discussed here is not possible, given the dearth of publicly available information. There tends to be a wide divergence in estimates: for example, estimates of security costs range from 15-50 percent of total contract costs.² We chose low to mid-range estimates for purposes of compiling this report.

For an indepth look into the breakdown of costs for reconstruction in Iraq, and a overview of the project, please see the full report (pdf) and visit the The Post-Conflict Reconstruction Project (CSIS) website.