Germany vs Japan: Foreign aid given bilaterally and multilaterally

Germany

19.11 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Japan

9.98 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Germany rank

2nd

Japan rank

4th

Foreign aid given bilaterally and multilaterally over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 19.11 billion constant 2024 US$ against 9.98 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan, a difference of 9.13 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th of 50 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign aid given bilaterally and multilaterally
Unit: constant 2024 US$
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 50 places, 2,102 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Bilateral ODA represents flows from official (government) sources directly to the recipient country. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements. This data is expressed in US dollars. It is adjusted for inflation.