Japan vs World: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Japan
1,765 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
World
180.85 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
11th
World rank
9th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person against 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person in World, a difference of 1,584 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 9.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and World ranks 9th of 192 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.29 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.49 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.8 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 118.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 19.61 BoP, current US$ per person | 98.56 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 199.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 79.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 119.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 435.79 BoP, current US$ per person | 237.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 198.17 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 1,193 BoP, current US$ per person | 253.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 938.9 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 1,546 BoP, current US$ per person | 209.65 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,336 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Japan or World?
- Japan, at 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person against 180.85 BoP, current US$ per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and World?
- 1,584 BoP, current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 11th and World ranks 9th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), 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.