France vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled

France
73.03 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan
45.81 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
France rank
8th
Japan rank
11th

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time

  • France
  • Japan
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How they compare

France currently reports 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 27.22 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes France's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was France ahead.

France ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 202 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ 124.00 million BoP, current US$ 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ France
1980s 4.12 billion BoP, current US$ 179.67 million BoP, current US$ 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ France
1990s 23.10 billion BoP, current US$ 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ 20.42 billion BoP, current US$ France
2000s 55.53 billion BoP, current US$ 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ 45.03 billion BoP, current US$ France
2010s 40.80 billion BoP, current US$ 16.78 billion BoP, current US$ 24.03 billion BoP, current US$ France
2020s 62.13 billion BoP, current US$ 38.41 billion BoP, current US$ 23.73 billion BoP, current US$ France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, France or Japan?
France, at 73.03 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between France and Japan?
27.22 billion BoP, current US$, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
How do France and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
France ranks 8th and Japan ranks 11th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,316 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.