Germany vs Japan: Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income
Germany
0.1%
in 2024
Japan
0.1%
in 2024
Germany rank
14th
Japan rank
11th
Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 47 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income, Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Germany as of 2024.
- What is the difference in foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income between Germany and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income?
- Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign aid given to least-developed countries as a share of donor's national income. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI, by donor countries (%).