Euro area vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit
Euro area
0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Euro area rank
6th
Japan rank
8th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit over time
- Euro area
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area, a difference of 0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.6 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Euro area |
| 1980s | 0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Euro area |
| 1990s | 0.0226 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0167 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Euro area |
| 2000s | 0.0648 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0533 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Euro area |
| 2010s | 0.0506 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Euro area |
| 2020s | 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit, Euro area or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit between Euro area and Japan?
- 0.0355 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Euro area ranks 6th and Japan ranks 8th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.