World Development Indicators provides data on net bilateral aid flows from Japan, a Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donor. The dataset measures net disbursements of official development assistance (ODA) or official aid, calculated as gross disbursements minus principal repayments on earlier loans. Data collection for official aid to certain advanced countries concluded in 2004.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Japan's annual net aid disbursement values over time.
- Compare Japan's bilateral aid contributions to other DAC donor countries listed in the metadata.
- Model the impact of ODA flows on recipient country economic metrics using the net disbursement figures.
- Study the shift in aid reporting after the abolition of the DAC Part II recipient list in 2005.
Strengths
- Data is sourced from the authoritative Development Assistance Committee (DAC) reporting system.
- Includes a defined list of 30 DAC members, including Japan and the European Union Institutions, for context.
Limitations
- Specific row count, column details, and temporal coverage are not provided.
- Data for official aid flows to certain advanced countries is stale, ending with 2004 records.
Provenance
- Source
- World Development Indicators, based on Development Assistance Committee (DAC) reports.
- Collection Method
- Compiled from official reports of net disbursements of grants and concessional loans from DAC donor members.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Covers bilateral aid flows from Japan to countries and territories on the DAC ODA recipient list.