Canada vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 23.23 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.14 billion BoP, current US$ | 124.00 million BoP, current US$ | 3.01 billion BoP, current US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 4.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 179.67 million BoP, current US$ | 4.20 billion BoP, current US$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 12.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.60 billion BoP, current US$ | Canada |
| 2000s | 43.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 32.60 billion BoP, current US$ | Canada |
| 2010s | 45.97 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 29.19 billion BoP, current US$ | Canada |
| 2020s | 52.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 38.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.27 billion BoP, current US$ | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 69.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled between Canada and Japan?
- 23.23 billion BoP, current US$, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 9th and Japan ranks 11th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) with 62 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.