Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in China
China: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square was 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in China, 1979–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in China is 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in China peaked at 176.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, in 1979.
That places China 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in China, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1980 | 14.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +207.7% |
| 1981 | 23.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +63.7% |
| 1982 | 33.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +39.5% |
| 1983 | 44.92 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1984 | 60.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +34.4% |
| 1985 | 70.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 1986 | 75.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 91.95 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +22.1% |
| 1988 | 110.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1989 | 94.67 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -14.7% |
| 1990 | 98.77 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 95.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 108.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 104.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 107.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 103.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1996 | 96.96 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.4% |
| 1997 | 102.59 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 121.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 126.97 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 121.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2001 | 122.89 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 138.28 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.5% |
| 2003 | 155.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 161.19 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 152.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 165.81 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +8.5% |
| 2007 | 168.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 176.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 156.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 147.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 132.35 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.4% |
| 2012 | 124.26 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 107.85 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 94.04 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -12.8% |
| 2015 | 94.75 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 89.73 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 88.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 89.36 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 92.22 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 92.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.99 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -19.7% |
| 2022 | 61.69 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -16.6% |
| 2023 | 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | -10.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,797 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,170 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre, 1% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square 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 | +207.7% | 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 14.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1980s | 62.02 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 14.65 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 110.98 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 106.67 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 95.83 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 126.97 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 151.88 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 121.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 176.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.08 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 88.56 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 147.7 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 92.17 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near China
- 161 United Arab Emirates 82.43 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 162 Brazil 63.88 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 163 Argentina 58.53 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 165 Kazakhstan 46.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 166 Turkmenistan 43.6 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
- 167 Oman 31.72 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre compare
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 square in China?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square in China was 55.21 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 176.25 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.76 constant 2024 US$ per square kilometre in 1979.
- How does China rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square?
- China ranks 164th out of 168 countries with data for 2023.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per square rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 48.8%. 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 square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.