China vs North Korea: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita

China
0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
North Korea
0.5555 constant 2024 US$ per person
in 2024
China rank
168th
North Korea rank
167th

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita over time

  • China
  • North Korea
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How they compare

North Korea currently reports 0.5555 constant 2024 US$ per person against 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person in China, a difference of 0.1855 constant 2024 US$ per person.

That makes North Korea's figure about 1.5 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was North Korea ahead.

China ranks 168th and North Korea ranks 167th of 168 countries.

North Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China North Korea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.7649 constant 2024 US$ per person 0.7831 constant 2024 US$ per person 0.0182 constant 2024 US$ per person North Korea
1990s 0.836 constant 2024 US$ per person 3.23 constant 2024 US$ per person 2.39 constant 2024 US$ per person North Korea
2000s 1.1 constant 2024 US$ per person 7.34 constant 2024 US$ per person 6.25 constant 2024 US$ per person North Korea
2010s 0.7268 constant 2024 US$ per person 4.91 constant 2024 US$ per person 4.19 constant 2024 US$ per person North Korea
2020s 0.4505 constant 2024 US$ per person 1.59 constant 2024 US$ per person 1.14 constant 2024 US$ per person North Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita, China or North Korea?
North Korea, at 0.5555 constant 2024 US$ per person against 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita between China and North Korea?
0.1855 constant 2024 US$ per person, with North Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and North Korea?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do China and North Korea rank globally for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
China ranks 168th and North Korea ranks 167th of 168 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita
Unit
constant 2024 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
168 places, 8,959 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.