India vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
India
1.0%
in 2025
Japan
1.0%
in 2025
India rank
146th
Japan rank
144th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in India, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was India ahead.
India ranks 146th and Japan ranks 144th of 198 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | India |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.1% | 0.3% | India |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.2% | 1.3% | India |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 1.4% | India |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.0% against 1.0% in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between India and Japan?
- 0.0%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- India ranks 146th and Japan ranks 144th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.