Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan

Japan: Foreign aid given to donor countries share was 0.0636 in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.0636
Change on year
down 66.3%
World rank
34th
of 36 countries
All-time high
0.3222
in 2022
All-time low
0.0017
in 2021
Years of data
15
2010–2024

Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan, 2010–2024

00.10.20.32010201720242010: 0.0042011: 0.0062012: 0.0072013: 0.0052014: 0.0062015: 0.0022016: 0.0022017: 0.0032018: 0.0032019: 0.0032020: 0.0022021: 0.0022022: 0.3222023: 0.1892024: 0.064

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.0636 for foreign aid given to donor countries share 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, foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan peaked at 0.3222 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0017, 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.

Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan, 2010 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2010 0.004 —
2011 0.0064 +60.9%
2012 0.0071 +10.4%
2013 0.0055 -22.3%
2014 0.006 +9.4%
2015 0.0024 -60.2%
2016 0.0023 -3.6%
2017 0.0025 +9.8%
2018 0.0032 +25.7%
2019 0.0028 -11.4%
2020 0.0023 -16.8%
2021 0.0017 -26.9%
2022 0.3222 +18715.3%
2023 0.1888 -41.4%
2024 0.0636 -66.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.0636 is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.15, 1% of the median. (35 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign aid given to donor countries share 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.

YearChange FromTo
2022 +18715.3% 0.0017 0.3222

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0042 0.0023 0.0071 10
2020s 0.1157 0.0017 0.3222 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 31 New Zealand 1.74 compare
  2. 32 Slovakia 0.5517 compare
  3. 33 Hungary 0.2449 compare
  4. 35 South Korea 0.0291 compare
  5. 36 Luxembourg 0.0168 compare

See the full ranking of 36 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan?
Foreign aid given to donor countries share in Japan was 0.0636 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest foreign aid given to donor countries share recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.3222 in 2022.
What is the lowest foreign aid given to donor countries share recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0017 in 2021.
How does Japan rank for foreign aid given to donor countries share?
Japan ranks 34th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
Is foreign aid given to donor countries share 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign aid given to donor countries share. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Foreign aid given to donor countries share
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
36 places, 470 data points, 2010–2024
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