Japan vs Spain: International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit
Japan
2.6 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
2.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
28th
Spain rank
31st
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US) … unit over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.6 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 2.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Spain, a difference of 0.42 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 28th and Spain ranks 31st of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6098 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.5946 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.8885 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.17 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2785 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.54 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 1.52 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0251 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.34 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 2.06 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2815 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 2.6 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 2.18 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per between Japan and Spain?
- 0.42 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for international investment position (assets, positions, us dollar), per?
- Japan ranks 28th and Spain ranks 31st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar), 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
International Investment Position (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.