Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in Japan
Japan: Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) was 0.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Net ODA provided, total in Japan, 1960–2017
Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2017, net oda provided, total in Japan stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of up 11.8% on the previous year and up 33.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net oda provided, total in Japan peaked at 0.3% in 1984 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1964.
Japan ranks 19th of 32 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 58 years of available data.
Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2% | — |
| 1961 | 0.2% | -16.9% |
| 1962 | 0.1% | -28.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2% | +39.8% |
| 1964 | 0.1% | -28.8% |
| 1965 | 0.3% | +90.5% |
| 1966 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 1967 | 0.3% | +14.1% |
| 1968 | 0.2% | -22.0% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 0.2% | -13.3% |
| 1971 | 0.2% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | +20.3% |
| 1974 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.2% | -5.9% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -14.2% |
| 1977 | 0.2% | +4.9% |
| 1978 | 0.2% | +10.9% |
| 1979 | 0.3% | +16.9% |
| 1980 | 0.3% | +19.9% |
| 1981 | 0.3% | -13.9% |
| 1982 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.3% | +14.1% |
| 1984 | 0.3% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 0.3% | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 0.3% | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -11.8% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -26.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | +24.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +49.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -11.6% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -31.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -7.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +29.9% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -11.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +11.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 92% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI) in Japan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | +90.5% | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More development goals data for Japan
- Red List Index 0.7393 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.0374 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 9,331 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 41 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 40 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 40 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 48 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 50 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,363 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net oda provided, total in Japan?
- Net oda provided, total in Japan was 0.2% in 2017, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
- What is the highest net oda provided, total recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1984.
- What is the lowest net oda provided, total recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1964.
- How does Japan rank for net oda provided, total?
- Japan ranks 19th out of 32 countries with data for 2017.
- Is net oda provided, total rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net ODA provided, total (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net Official development assistance (ODA) comprises grants or loans to developing countries and territories on the OECD/DAC list of aid recipients that are undertaken by the official sector with promotion of economic development and welfare as the main objective and at concessional financial terms. It is shown as a share of donors' GNI.