Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China
China: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita was 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China is 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China peaked at 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 1979.
That places China 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.1401 constant 2024 US$ per person | +203.8% |
| 1981 | 0.2265 constant 2024 US$ per person | +61.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3112 constant 2024 US$ per person | +37.4% |
| 1983 | 0.4121 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.4% |
| 1984 | 0.5465 constant 2024 US$ per person | +32.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6255 constant 2024 US$ per person | +14.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6625 constant 2024 US$ per person | +5.9% |
| 1987 | 0.7963 constant 2024 US$ per person | +20.2% |
| 1988 | 0.9458 constant 2024 US$ per person | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.7945 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8169 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.7818 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8772 constant 2024 US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1993 | 0.8305 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8483 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.8069 constant 2024 US$ per person | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7477 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 1997 | 0.783 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9161 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.0% |
| 1999 | 0.9515 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9036 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9071 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.01 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.8% |
| 2003 | 1.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 1.17 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.7% |
| 2006 | 1.19 constant 2024 US$ per person | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 1.2 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 1.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9238 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8615 constant 2024 US$ per person | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 0.7427 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6436 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6447 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.607 constant 2024 US$ per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5955 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.5981 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.615 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6132 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4918 constant 2024 US$ per person | -19.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4101 constant 2024 US$ per person | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3674 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.79 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.25 constant 2024 US$ per person, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +203.8% | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1401 constant 2024 US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.5461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1401 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.9458 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.836 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.7477 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.9515 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.9036 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7268 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.5955 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4505 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.3674 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.6132 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 49.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita in China was 0.37 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1979.
- How does China rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita?
- China ranks 168th out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.