Japan vs Upper middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual
Japan
142.69 % change on previous year
in 2025
Upper middle income
-9.97 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
16th
Upper middle income rank
15th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 142.69 % change on previous year against -9.97 % change on previous year in Upper middle income, a difference of 152.66 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 14.3 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 28 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.32 % change on previous year | 13.71 % change on previous year | 33.61 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 1980s | 8.32 % change on previous year | 16.11 % change on previous year | 7.79 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 87.54 % change on previous year | 25.5 % change on previous year | 62.04 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | -21.46 % change on previous year | 7.19 % change on previous year | 28.65 % change on previous year | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 82.66 % change on previous year | 5.79 % change on previous year | 76.88 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 21.44 % change on previous year | -2.65 % change on previous year | 24.09 % 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$), annual, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 142.69 % change on previous year against -9.97 % change on previous year in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 152.66 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), annual?
- Japan ranks 16th and Upper middle income ranks 15th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.