Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan

Japan: Official development assistance to least-developed countries was 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars
Change on year
down 20.5%
World rank
2nd
of 47 countries
All-time high
5.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2023
All-time low
1.53 billion millions of constant united states dollars
in 2004
Years of data
25
2000–2024

Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan, 2000–2024

2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B2000201220242000: 1.9B millions of constant united states dollars2001: 1.6B millions of constant united states dollars2002: 1.7B millions of constant united states dollars2003: 1.7B millions of constant united states dollars2004: 1.5B millions of constant united states dollars2005: 1.8B millions of constant united states dollars2006: 2.7B millions of constant united states dollars2007: 2.0B millions of constant united states dollars2008: 1.9B millions of constant united states dollars2009: 2.0B millions of constant united states dollars2010: 2.8B millions of constant united states dollars2011: 2.4B millions of constant united states dollars2012: 2.7B millions of constant united states dollars2013: 5.0B millions of constant united states dollars2014: 2.8B millions of constant united states dollars2015: 3.2B millions of constant united states dollars2016: 3.1B millions of constant united states dollars2017: 4.0B millions of constant united states dollars2018: 4.2B millions of constant united states dollars2019: 4.1B millions of constant united states dollars2020: 4.5B millions of constant united states dollars2021: 4.5B millions of constant united states dollars2022: 4.9B millions of constant united states dollars2023: 5.4B millions of constant united states dollars2024: 4.3B millions of constant united states dollars

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in millions of constant united states dollars.

Analysis

In 2024, official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan stood at 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars.

That represents a change of down 20.5% on the previous year and up 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan peaked at 5.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.53 billion millions of constant united states dollars, in 2004.

Japan ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan, 2000 to 2024.
Year millions of constant united states dollars Change
2000 1.85 billion millions of constant united states dollars —
2001 1.64 billion millions of constant united states dollars -11.7%
2002 1.66 billion millions of constant united states dollars +1.6%
2003 1.67 billion millions of constant united states dollars +0.2%
2004 1.53 billion millions of constant united states dollars -8.2%
2005 1.81 billion millions of constant united states dollars +18.3%
2006 2.71 billion millions of constant united states dollars +50.0%
2007 2.05 billion millions of constant united states dollars -24.5%
2008 1.88 billion millions of constant united states dollars -8.4%
2009 2.04 billion millions of constant united states dollars +8.9%
2010 2.77 billion millions of constant united states dollars +35.6%
2011 2.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars -13.4%
2012 2.71 billion millions of constant united states dollars +12.9%
2013 5.00 billion millions of constant united states dollars +84.7%
2014 2.82 billion millions of constant united states dollars -43.7%
2015 3.16 billion millions of constant united states dollars +12.3%
2016 3.07 billion millions of constant united states dollars -3.0%
2017 3.97 billion millions of constant united states dollars +29.3%
2018 4.23 billion millions of constant united states dollars +6.7%
2019 4.12 billion millions of constant united states dollars -2.7%
2020 4.48 billion millions of constant united states dollars +8.8%
2021 4.46 billion millions of constant united states dollars -0.6%
2022 4.90 billion millions of constant united states dollars +9.9%
2023 5.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars +10.2%
2024 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars -20.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 767.54 million millions of constant united states dollars, 5.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars is above the median for high income countries, which is 149.03 million millions of constant united states dollars, 28.8× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.88 billion millions of constant united states dollars 1.53 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2.71 billion millions of constant united states dollars 10
2010s 3.43 billion millions of constant united states dollars 2.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars 5.00 billion millions of constant united states dollars 10
2020s 4.71 billion millions of constant united states dollars 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars 5.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 United States 15.84 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  2. 3 Germany 4.19 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  3. 4 France 3.66 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare
  4. 5 United Kingdom 3.35 billion millions of constant united states dollars compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan?
Official development assistance to least-developed countries in Japan was 4.29 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 5.40 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2023.
What is the lowest official development assistance to least-developed countries recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.53 billion millions of constant united states dollars in 2004.
How does Japan rank for official development assistance to least-developed countries?
Japan ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
Is official development assistance to least-developed countries rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Official development assistance to least-developed countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Official development assistance to least-developed countries
Unit
millions of constant united states dollars
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,077 data points, 2000–2024
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Net official development assistance (ODA) to LDCs from OECD-DAC countries, by donor countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars).