Belgium vs Japan: Foreign aid given as a share of national income
Belgium
0.4%
in 2025
Japan
0.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
17th
Japan rank
18th
Foreign aid given as a share of national income over time
- Belgium
- Japan
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 17th and Japan ranks 18th of 49 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given as a share of national income, Belgium or Japan?
- Belgium, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given as a share of national income between Belgium and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Belgium ranks 17th and Japan ranks 18th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Official development assistance (ODA) divided by gross national income, expressed as a percentage. This is the official estimate that combines net disbursements with grant equivalents from 2018.