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External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Japan

Japan: External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI was 2 in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 59 countries
All-time high
2
in 1998
All-time low
0.5
in 1984
Years of data
34
1981–2014

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Japan, 1981–2014

0.511.521981199720141981: 1.51982: 1.51983: 1.51984: 0.51985: 0.51986: 0.51987: 0.51988: 0.51989: 11990: 11991: 0.51992: 0.51993: 0.51994: 1.51995: 1.51996: 1.51997: 1.51998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 2

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Japan recorded 2 for external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in 2014. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Japan peaked at 2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1984.

That places Japan 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI in Japan, year by year

Year Value Change
1981 1.5 —
1982 1.5 +0.0%
1983 1.5 +0.0%
1984 0.5 -66.7%
1985 0.5 +0.0%
1986 0.5 +0.0%
1987 0.5 +0.0%
1988 0.5 +0.0%
1989 1 +100.0%
1990 1 +0.0%
1991 0.5 -50.0%
1992 0.5 +0.0%
1993 0.5 +0.0%
1994 1.5 +200.0%
1995 1.5 +0.0%
1996 1.5 +0.0%
1997 1.5 +0.0%
1998 2 +33.3%
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8889 0.5 1.5 9
1990s 1.25 0.5 2 10
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Japan?
External finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi in Japan was 2 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
What is the lowest external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1984.
How does Japan rank for external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi?
Japan ranks 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2014.
Is external finance, s2 - outflow restrictions fdi rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions FDI
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59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
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