Japan vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP
Japan
1.0%
in 2025
Panama
1.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
144th
Panama rank
143rd
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Japan ranks 144th and Panama ranks 143rd of 198 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.5% | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.9% | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 5.4% | 5.3% | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 7.6% | 7.4% | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 8.4% | 8.1% | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.6% | 0.8% | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp, Japan or Panama?
- Panama, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp between Japan and Panama?
- 0.0%, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 144th and Panama ranks 143rd 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.