Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in China
China: Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per was -0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in China, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per person.
Analysis
China recorded -0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in 2024.
That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in China peaked at 3.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1993 and was at its lowest, -0.5664 constant 2024 US$ per person, in 2017.
That places China 162nd out of 168 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 from governments and private foundations, per in China, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.1668 constant 2024 US$ per person | +261.7% |
| 1981 | 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person | +652.1% |
| 1982 | 1.12 constant 2024 US$ per person | -11.0% |
| 1983 | 1.49 constant 2024 US$ per person | +33.7% |
| 1984 | 1.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +19.3% |
| 1985 | 2.16 constant 2024 US$ per person | +21.5% |
| 1986 | 1.86 constant 2024 US$ per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 2.04 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 2.67 constant 2024 US$ per person | +30.4% |
| 1989 | 2.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 2.53 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.9% |
| 1991 | 2.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.7% |
| 1992 | 3.23 constant 2024 US$ per person | +39.7% |
| 1993 | 3.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 2.98 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 3.03 constant 2024 US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 2.55 constant 2024 US$ per person | -15.8% |
| 1997 | 2.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.3% |
| 1998 | 2.42 constant 2024 US$ per person | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 2.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | -8.4% |
| 2000 | 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | -21.1% |
| 2001 | 1.56 constant 2024 US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1.45 constant 2024 US$ per person | -7.3% |
| 2003 | 1.15 constant 2024 US$ per person | -20.3% |
| 2004 | 1.31 constant 2024 US$ per person | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 1.35 constant 2024 US$ per person | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 1.02 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.5% |
| 2007 | 1.13 constant 2024 US$ per person | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9784 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8861 constant 2024 US$ per person | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.8751 constant 2024 US$ per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | -0.3511 constant 2024 US$ per person | -140.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1766 constant 2024 US$ per person | -150.3% |
| 2013 | -0.32 constant 2024 US$ per person | -281.2% |
| 2014 | -0.553 constant 2024 US$ per person | +72.8% |
| 2015 | -0.0631 constant 2024 US$ per person | -88.6% |
| 2016 | -0.3708 constant 2024 US$ per person | +487.3% |
| 2017 | -0.5664 constant 2024 US$ per person | +52.7% |
| 2018 | -0.3352 constant 2024 US$ per person | -40.8% |
| 2019 | -0.2518 constant 2024 US$ per person | -24.9% |
| 2020 | -0.2187 constant 2024 US$ per person | -13.1% |
| 2021 | -0.2569 constant 2024 US$ per person | +17.4% |
| 2022 | -0.1351 constant 2024 US$ per person | -47.4% |
| 2023 | -0.1671 constant 2024 US$ per person | +23.7% |
| 2024 | -0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person | +36.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.11 constant 2024 US$ per person. (58 countries reporting)
- China's -0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 96.83 constant 2024 US$ per person. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | +652.1% | 0.1668 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.25 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2016 | -487.3% | -0.0631 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.3708 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2013 | -281.2% | 0.1766 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.32 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 1980 | +261.7% | 0.0461 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1668 constant 2024 US$ per person |
| 2012 | +150.3% | -0.3511 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1766 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 | 1.73 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.1668 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.78 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.68 constant 2024 US$ per person | 2.21 constant 2024 US$ per person | 3.33 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.26 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.8861 constant 2024 US$ per person | 1.75 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.176 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.5664 constant 2024 US$ per person | 0.8751 constant 2024 US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2013 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.2569 constant 2024 US$ per person | -0.1351 constant 2024 US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near China
- 159 Argentina 0.7017 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 160 North Korea 0.4916 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 161 Thailand 0.2826 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 163 South Korea -1.12 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 164 Vietnam -4.59 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
- 165 Saudi Arabia -4.74 constant 2024 US$ per person compare
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- 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)
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- 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 from governments and private foundations, per in China?
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per in China was -0.2284 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 3.33 constant 2024 US$ per person in 1993.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.5664 constant 2024 US$ per person in 2017.
- How does China rank for foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per?
- China ranks 162nd out of 168 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received from governments and private foundations, per rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. 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 from governments and private foundations, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 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 from governments and private foundations ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Foreign aid received from governments and private foundations 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 from governments and private foundations divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.