### Chart III-20. Japan's Assistance in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region

2007 (calendar year)

(Net disbursement basis, unit: US$ Million)

Rank	Country or region	Grants	Total	Loan aid	Total
Grant aid	Technical cooperation	Amount disbursement	Amount received	Total
Grants provided through multilateral institutions
1	Peru	11.01	0.08	8.94	19.95	133.57	113.71	19.87	39.81
2	Bolivia	22.74	—	15.24	37.98	—	1.04	-1.04	36.93
3	Nicaragua	21.63	1.02	9.00	30.64	—	—	—	30.64
4	Paraguay	8.43	—	13.41	21.83	44.08	37.02	7.07	28.90
5	El Salvador	9.21	—	9.29	18.50	20.10	11.80	8.30	26.80
6	Honduras	10.86	—	9.90	20.76	—	—	—	20.76
7	Guatemala	14.83	—	7.39	22.22	0.83	5.40	-4.57	17.65
8	Costa Rica	2.18	—	5.83	8.00	19.94	10.63	9.31	17.32
9	Argentina	0.14	—	8.37	8.52	8.80	2.23	6.57	15.09
10	Chile	1.03	—	9.22	10.25	—	1.50	-1.50	8.75
11	Haiti	6.15	2.41	0.64	6.80	—	—	—	6.80
12	Guyana	3.93	0.54	0.30	4.23	—	—	—	4.23
13	Ecuador	18.95	—	5.56	24.51	—	21.54	-21.54	2.97
14	Dominican Republic	4.54	—	11.06	15.59	—	12.64	-12.64	2.96
15	Suriname	2.60	—	0.31	2.91	—	—	—	2.91
16	Uruguay	0.54	—	3.69	4.23	—	1.64	-1.64	2.59
17	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	1.98	—	0.56	2.54	—	—	—	2.54
18	Venezuela	0.22	—	2.15	2.37	—	—	—	2.37
19	Saint Lucia	0.11	—	1.92	2.03	—	—	—	2.03
20	Panama	0.63	—	7.30	7.92	—	5.94	-5.94	1.98
21	Cuba	0.17	—	1.63	1.80	—	—	—	1.80
22	Belize	0.06	—	1.49	1.55	—	—	—	1.55
23	Saint Christopher and Nevis	0.70	—	0.09	0.80	—	—	—	0.80
24	Commonwealth of Dominica	0.11	—	0.55	0.66	—	—	—	0.66
25	Colombia	5.88	0.27	9.12	15.00	—	14.64	-14.64	0.36
26	Antigua and Barbuda	—	—	0.21	0.21	—	—	—	0.21
27	Barbados	—	—	0.10	0.10	—	—	—	0.10
28	Grenada	—	—	0.08	0.08	—	—	—	0.08
29	Trinidad and Tobago	—	—	0.08	0.08	—	—	—	0.08
30	Jamaica	0.17	—	2.19	2.36	10.15	20.52	-10.38	-8.02
31	Brazil	3.58	—	19.94	23.52	44.65	78.08	-33.43	-9.91
32	Mexico	1.14	—	14.85	15.99	20.21	81.41	-61.20	-45.21
Multiple countries in Latin America and the Caribbean	0.50	0.50	8.58	9.08	—	—	—	9.08
Latin America and the Caribbean region total	153.99	4.82	189.01	343.00	302.35	419.74	-117.39	225.61

(3) Due to rounding, the total figure may not match the sum of the individual parts.

Notes: (1) Region classifications are determined by MOFA.

(2) Including graduated countries in total.

(4) "Multiple countries" refers to assistance encompassing multiple countries such as dispatch of study teams and seminars.

multiple countries is advancing to implement effective and efficient aid in tackling the shared developmental challenges of the region. Moreover, Japan cooperates in activities aiming for regional integration to assist strengthening economic cooperation. The cooperation also includes the Mesoamerican Integration and Development Project (formerly the Puebla-Panama Plan) as well as Initiative for the Integration of Regional Infrastructure in South America, which are regional integration initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean. Meanwhile, as grant aid to promote region-wide development, Japan has decided to implement the Project for the Construction of the Japan-Central America Friendship Bridge for the governments of El Salvador and Honduras, and Project for the Construction of the New Macara International Bridge for the governments of Ecuador and Peru.