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Publication of Preliminary ODA Data of 2024
April 17, 2025
On April 16, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published the preliminary ODA data of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) members in 2024 (grant equivalent basis).
- Japan’s total ODA in terms of US dollars was $16,771.67 million (14.4% decrease compared to the previous year; ￥2,539.9 billion in terms of Japanese yen, which is a 7.8% decrease compared to the previous year).
- The decrease in Japan’s ODA compared to the previous year was mainly due to the impact of yen’s depreciation on foreign exchange as well as the decrease of disbursements also in terms of yen.
- Japan’s ODA ranked fourth following the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom (In the previous year, Japan ranked third). The total amount of ODA by the 32 DAC member countries (not including the EU) amounted to $212.1 billion ($223.7 in the previous year).
- Japan’s ODA as a percentage of gross national income (GNI) was 0.39% (0.44% in the previous year), ranking 13th among DAC members (0.33% for all DAC members (0.37% in the previous year)).
(Reference1) Exchange rates specified by DAC
2023: 1 US dollar = 140.5061 Japanese yen
2024: 1 US dollar = 151.4397 Japanese yen
(Reference2) ODA as a share of GNI
In 2024, Japan ranked 13th following Norway, Luxembourg, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Belgium, France, and Finland (Japan ranked 12th in 2023).
