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
Year founded
1997
Institutional affiliations
Government
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
452
Global average
87
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%
Age (years)
Asian Development Bank Institute
29
Japan average
43
Global average
33
% 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
114
Global average
57
2023
Asian Development Bank Institute
106
2020
Asian Development Bank Institute
172
Financials
2020
Asian Development Bank Institute
$16,000,000
Japan average
$5,680,840,513
Global average
$216,603,722

Social

Facebook
Likes (2023)
Asian Development Bank Institute
58,399
Japan average
5,018
Global average
26,982
Likes (2022)
Asian Development Bank Institute
57,174
Likes (2021)
Asian Development Bank Institute
56,226
Twitter
Followers (2025)
Asian Development Bank Institute
18,000
Japan average
6,168
Global average
19,789
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
6,249
Global average
7,405
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
27,423
Global average
15,800
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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