Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan
Japan: Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries was 0.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan, 2010–2024
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1% for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 66.3% on the previous year and up 957.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan peaked at 0.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2021.
Japan ranks 34th of 36 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +60.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +10.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -22.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -60.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | +25.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -11.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -26.9% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +18715.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -41.4% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -66.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.1%, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +18715.3% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 New Zealand 1.7% compare
- 32 Slovakia 0.6% compare
- 33 Hungary 0.2% compare
- 35 South Korea 0.0% compare
- 36 Luxembourg 0.0% compare
More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan?
- Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries in Japan was 0.1% in 2024, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 957.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of foreign aid spent domestically within donor countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Official development assistance component that represents refugees in donor countries, expressed as a percentage of ODA. Monetary aid is estimated as net disbursements.