Canada vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Canada
1,373 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan
1,765 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Canada rank
14th
Japan rank
11th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person in Canada, a difference of 392 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 192 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.81 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.52 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 194.22 BoP, current US$ per person | 118.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 76.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 490.89 BoP, current US$ per person | 199.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 291.83 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 1,395 BoP, current US$ per person | 435.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 958.82 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,778 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person | 585.11 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
| 2020s | 2,016 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,546 BoP, current US$ per person | 470.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,373 BoP, current US$ per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Canada and Japan?
- 392 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Canada ranks 14th and Japan ranks 11th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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 outflows (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.