Cyprus vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP
Cyprus
3.8%
in 2025
Japan
4.9%
in 2025
Cyprus rank
9th
Japan rank
8th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP over time
- Cyprus
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.9% against 3.8% in Cyprus, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Cyprus's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Japan ahead.
Cyprus ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 189 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0% | 0.3% | 0.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.6% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2000s | 33.8% | 1.1% | 32.6% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 228.1% | 2.9% | 225.2% | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -105.3% | 4.2% | 109.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp, Cyprus or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.9% against 3.8% in Cyprus as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp between Cyprus and Japan?
- 1.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Japan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of gdp?
- Cyprus ranks 9th and Japan ranks 8th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (Balance of Payments), UNCTAD, and national sources, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net outflows of foreign direct investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world.