Japan vs Late-demographic dividend: Foreign direct investment, net inflows
Foreign direct investment, net inflows over time
- Japan
- Late-demographic dividend
How they compare
Late-demographic dividend currently reports 289.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 243.89 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Late-demographic dividend's figure about 6.3 times Japan's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Late-demographic dividend has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 202 countries.
Late-demographic dividend has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Late-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 124.00 million BoP, current US$ | 2.46 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.34 billion BoP, current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 179.67 million BoP, current US$ | 6.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.59 billion BoP, current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 1990s | 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 68.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 65.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2000s | 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ | 272.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 262.24 billion BoP, current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2010s | 16.78 billion BoP, current US$ | 612.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 596.10 billion BoP, current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
| 2020s | 38.41 billion BoP, current US$ | 361.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 323.33 billion BoP, current US$ | Late-demographic dividend |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net inflows, Japan or Late-demographic dividend?
- Late-demographic dividend, at 289.69 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 between Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
- 243.89 billion BoP, current US$, with Late-demographic dividend ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Late-demographic dividend?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Late-demographic dividend rank globally for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Japan ranks 11th and Late-demographic dividend ranks 12th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D, published as Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$). 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 refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.