How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Japan: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP

Germany

1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan

1.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Germany rank

27th

Japan rank

28th

Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 1.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.04 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 27th and Japan ranks 28th of 164 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.2793 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.2341 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0452 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Germany
2000s	0.606 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.4139 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1921 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Germany
2010s	0.8225 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.6944 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.1281 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Germany
2020s	1.05 US dollar per US$ of GDP	1 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0465 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp, Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 1.15 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 1.11 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp between Germany and Japan?: 0.04 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for portfolio investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?: Germany ranks 27th and Japan ranks 28th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Portfolio 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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Indicator: Portfolio investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit: US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 164 places, 3,983 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 04 October 2026

Portfolio 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.