Japan vs Middle income: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 377.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 331.32 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 8.2 times Japan's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 9th of 202 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.00 million BoP, current US$ | 4.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.42 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle income |
| 1980s | 179.67 million BoP, current US$ | 11.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.50 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 85.71 billion BoP, current US$ | 83.04 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 269.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 258.92 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 16.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 576.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 559.29 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 38.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 501.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 462.68 billion BoP, current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled, Japan or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 377.13 billion BoP, current US$ 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$), gaps filled between Japan and Middle income?
- 331.32 billion BoP, current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), gaps filled?
- Japan ranks 11th and Middle income ranks 9th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), 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.