Asian Development Bank Institute

ADBI
Tokyo, Japan

The Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) is a think tank and subsidiary of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ADBI helps build capacity, skills and knowledge related to poverty reduction and other areas that support long-term growth and competitiveness in developing economies in the Asia-Pacific region. Activities include policy analysis and the facilitation of policy dialogue among ADB's developing member countries.

Contact details

Website:
http://www.adbi.org

Address:
Asian Development Bank InstituteKasumigaseki Building 8F, 3-2-5, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-6008, Japan

Country:
Japan

Sub-region:
Eastern Asia

Areas of focus

Organisation details

Business model
N/A
Institutional affiliations
Government
Year founded
1997
Age (years)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 28
Japan average
 42
Global average
 32
Founded by
Founders: Asian Development Bank
Founder gender: Other entities
Leadership
Leader(s) (2025): Tetsushi Sonobe
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2024): Tetsushi Sonobe
Leader gender: Male
Leader(s) (2023): N/A
Leader gender: N/A
Staff size
2025
Asian Development Bank Institute
 89
Japan average
 459
Global average
 88
2024
Asian Development Bank Institute
 81
2021
Asian Development Bank Institute
 66
% Female staff
2021
Asian Development Bank Institute
 20%
Japan average
 20%
Global average
 48%
% Female researchers
2021
Asian Development Bank Institute
 20%
Japan average
 17%
Global average
 34%

Organisational performance

Publications
2024
Asian Development Bank Institute
 109
Japan average
 115
Global average
 58
2023
Asian Development Bank Institute
 106
2020
Asian Development Bank Institute
 172
Financials
2020
Asian Development Bank Institute
 $16,000,000
Japan average
 $5,734,727,485
Global average
 $216,603,722

Social

Likes (2023)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 58,399
Japan average
 5,031
Global average
 26,974
Likes (2022)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 57,174
Likes (2021)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 56,226
Followers (2025)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 18,000
Japan average
 6,192
Global average
 19,918
Followers (2024)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 18,000
Followers (2022)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 16,630
Subscribers (2025)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 2,520
Japan average
 6,248
Global average
 7,443
Subscribers (2024)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 2,110
Subscribers (2023)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 1,610
Followers (2025)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 55,000
Japan average
 28,041
Global average
 15,938
Followers (2024)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 50,000
Followers (2022)
Asian Development Bank Institute
 37,223

Data notes

Last updated: 16/04/2025
Rating of data accuracy (find out more) : Authenticated
Data sources consulted: ETH CSS Organizations and Resources Page Partners, Organisation´s website
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