Canada vs Japan: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Canada
0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.5385 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
Japan rank
41st
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.5385 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0218 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Japan ranks 41st of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0561 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1839 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0382 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3176 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.003 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.5149 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4863 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.5385 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Canada and Japan?
- 0.0218 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Canada ranks 39th and Japan ranks 41st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment (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
Other investment (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.