Japan vs United States: Foreign aid given bilaterally and multilaterally

Japan

9.98 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

United States

25.01 billion constant 2024 US$

in 2025

Japan rank

4th

United States rank

1st

Foreign aid given bilaterally and multilaterally over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 25.01 billion constant 2024 US$ against 9.98 billion constant 2024 US$ in Japan, a difference of 15.03 billion constant 2024 US$.

That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.