Brazil vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Brazil
365 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan
371.3 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Brazil rank
71st
Japan rank
69th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 365 BoP, current US$ per person in Brazil, a difference of 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 71st and Japan ranks 69th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.13 BoP, current US$ per person | 10.53 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 1980s | 13.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.52 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 1990s | 61.12 BoP, current US$ per person | 21.23 BoP, current US$ per person | 39.89 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2000s | 142.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 82.2 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2010s | 397.32 BoP, current US$ per person | 132.11 BoP, current US$ per person | 265.21 BoP, current US$ per person | Brazil |
| 2020s | 295.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 307.24 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.29 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Brazil or Japan?
- Japan, at 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person against 365 BoP, current US$ per person in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Brazil and Japan?
- 6.3 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Brazil ranks 71st and Japan ranks 69th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. 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$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.