Belgium vs Japan: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC

Belgium
0.4%
in 2025
Japan
0.3%
in 2025
Belgium rank
18th
Japan rank
19th

Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC over time

  • Belgium
  • Japan
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 49 countries.

Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Belgium Japan Difference Ahead
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% Belgium
2020s 0.4% 0.4% 0.1% Belgium

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac, Belgium or Japan?
Belgium, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac between Belgium and Japan?
0.1%, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Japan?
8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
How do Belgium and Japan rank globally for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
Belgium ranks 18th and Japan ranks 19th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC donors' GNI on grant equivalent basis, by donor countries (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
50 places, 391 data points, 2018–2025
Last refreshed