Ireland vs Japan: Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC
Ireland
0.4%
in 2025
Japan
0.3%
in 2025
Ireland rank
16th
Japan rank
19th
Official development assistance (ODA) as a percentage of OECD-DAC over time
- Ireland
- Japan
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2018 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 16th and Japan ranks 19th of 49 countries.
Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Ireland |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.1% | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Japan?
- Ireland, 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 Ireland and Japan?
- 0.1%, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Japan?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Japan rank globally for official development assistance (oda) as a percentage of oecd-dac?
- Ireland ranks 16th 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.