China vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ against 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 60.55 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 453.12 million BoP, current US$ | 17.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 16.64 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.86 billion BoP, current US$ | 24.88 billion BoP, current US$ | 22.03 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 19.25 billion BoP, current US$ | 55.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 36.43 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 117.65 billion BoP, current US$ | 151.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 34.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 186.27 billion BoP, current US$ | 192.83 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.56 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ against 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps between China and Japan?
- 60.55 billion BoP, current US$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), gaps?
- China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (BoP, current US$) with 127 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.