High income vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
High income
-12.57 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
142.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
High income rank
17th
Japan rank
16th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- High income
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 142.69 % change on previous year against -12.57 % change on previous year in High income, a difference of 155.26 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 11.3 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
High income ranks 17th and Japan ranks 16th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, High income averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.77 % change on previous year | 47.32 % change on previous year | 31.55 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 30.96 % change on previous year | 8.32 % change on previous year | 22.63 % change on previous year | High income |
| 1990s | 22.25 % change on previous year | 87.54 % change on previous year | 65.29 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -21.46 % change on previous year | 25.76 % change on previous year | High income |
| 2010s | 18.64 % change on previous year | 82.66 % change on previous year | 64.02 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 19.39 % change on previous year | 21.44 % change on previous year | 2.05 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual, High income or Japan?
- Japan, at 142.69 % change on previous year against -12.57 % change on previous year in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between High income and Japan?
- 155.26 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Japan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do High income and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- High income ranks 17th and Japan ranks 16th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.