Japan
Japan is the lender that builds: JICA's yen loans for ports, roads, power and water are the spine of its record.
- 32,502
- aid activities in Africa, 2018–2024: USD 14.31 bn committed, 146 loans
- USD 7,070 m
- of it for things that get built, 7,620 records over the seven years
- USD 4.5 bn
- Japanese direct-investment stock reported for Africa at the end of 2024, South Africa alone; Japan publishes no other African partner
- USD 10,095 m
- owed to Japanese creditors by 27 governments at the end of 2024, Egypt first; 9 power units with a Japanese owner in the map's layers
32,502 activities with an African recipient for 2018–2024, USD 14.31 bn committed, 146 of them loans; 88% of the activities are reported by the Japanese International Co-operation Agency. The largest purpose is Road transport, USD 1,767 m; Egypt, Kenya and Morocco receive the most. 7,620 records, USD 7,070 m, build, renovate or drill something, a larger share than for any other provider on this site.
The corporate footprint is thinner than the lending. Japan reports its direct-investment stock in Africa for South Africa alone, USD 4.5 bn at the end of 2024; the map's own layers carry 9 power units owned by Eurus Energy, Toyota Tsusho or Sumitomo, wind and solar in Egypt, Kenya and South Africa, and 1 pipeline segment with Sojitz among the owners. What African governments owe Japanese creditors is USD 10,095 m at the end of 2024, Egypt first; USD 8,317 m of it is the yen loans themselves.
OECD CRS activities 2018–2024 and DAC2a net ODA 2010–2024 and FDI positions 2015–2024, fetched 14 Oct 2026 · World Bank International Debt Statistics to 2024, release of 3 Dec 2025 · Global Energy Monitor as on the map