Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in China
China: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in China, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in China stood at 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 66.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in China peaked at 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2024.
That places China 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in China, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1980 | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +186.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +33.2% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0032 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +34.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0023 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0024 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0022 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0013 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 1996 | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 1997 | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0011 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0006 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 0.0004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -33.9% |
| 2022 | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.2% |
| 2023 | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- China's 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0222 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 0% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 | +186.9% | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0021 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0017 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0026 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0003 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0002 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp in China?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in China was 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0033 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- How does China rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 163rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 66.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.