Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Japan
Japan: Foreign aid given as a share of national income was 0.3451 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.3451
Change on year
down 7.0%
World rank
18th
of 49 countries
All-time high
0.4403
in 2023
All-time low
0.1441
in 1964
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.3451 for foreign aid given as a share of national income in 2025.
The figure is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 70.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid given as a share of national income in Japan peaked at 0.4403 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1441, in 1964.
That places Japan 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2441 | — |
| 1961 | 0.2029 | -16.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1448 | -28.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2025 | +39.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1441 | -28.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2745 | +90.5% |
| 1966 | 0.2789 | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3182 | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2483 | -22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.26 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2254 | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2225 | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2039 | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2453 | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2451 | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2305 | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.1978 | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2075 | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.23 | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.2688 | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3224 | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.2775 | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.2844 | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3246 | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3435 | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2855 | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 0.2871 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3079 | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3194 | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3102 | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3063 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.323 | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3017 | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.2661 | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.286 | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.2717 | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.199 | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2142 | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2664 | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.267 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.281 | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.232 | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2284 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2029 | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1875 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2808 | +49.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2482 | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1701 | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 0.1904 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1827 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1964 | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.1821 | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1731 | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2249 | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1981 | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2021 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2037 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2277 | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2758 | +21.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2916 | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.3113 | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3361 | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3874 | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 0.4403 | +13.7% |
| 2024 | 0.3712 | -15.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3451 | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2318 | 0.1441 | 0.3182 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2277 | 0.1978 | 0.2688 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3062 | 0.2775 | 0.3435 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2701 | 0.199 | 0.323 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2204 | 0.1701 | 0.281 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2176 | 0.1731 | 0.2916 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3652 | 0.3113 | 0.4403 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid given as a share of national income in Japan?
- Foreign aid given as a share of national income in Japan was 0.3451 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4403 in 2023.
- What is the lowest foreign aid given as a share of national income recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1441 in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for foreign aid given as a share of national income?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 49 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign aid given as a share of national income rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given as a share of national income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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