Japan vs United States: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita

Japan
19,358 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States
19,245 US dollar per person
in 2025
Japan rank
31st
United States rank
32nd

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • United States
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 19,358 US dollar per person against 19,245 US dollar per person in United States, a difference of 113 US dollar per person.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 31st and United States ranks 32nd of 169 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States Difference Ahead
1990s 9,624 US dollar per person 5,654 US dollar per person 3,971 US dollar per person Japan
2000s 8,365 US dollar per person 11,175 US dollar per person 2,810 US dollar per person United States
2010s 13,437 US dollar per person 13,853 US dollar per person 415.99 US dollar per person United States
2020s 17,937 US dollar per person 16,360 US dollar per person 1,577 US dollar per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita, Japan or United States?
Japan, at 19,358 US dollar per person against 19,245 US dollar per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita between Japan and United States?
113 US dollar per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
Japan ranks 31st and United States ranks 32nd of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,355 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.