Japan vs Panama: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Japan
0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Panama
0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
146th
Panama rank
145th
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Japan
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Panama ahead.
Japan ranks 146th and Panama ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1980s | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 1990s | 0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0536 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2000s | 0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0758 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2010s | 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0841 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Japan or Panama?
- Panama, at 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Japan and Panama?
- 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Panama?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Panama rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Japan ranks 146th and Panama ranks 145th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.