How does Japan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?

Japan ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.

Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 791.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Japan

Name: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Japan
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Japan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 129.3%

World rank

146th

of 200 countries

All-time high

0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2020

All-time low

-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2006

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Japan, 1970–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan is 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 129.3% on the previous year and up 791.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan peaked at 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020 and was at its lowest, -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2006.

That places Japan 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+97.8%
1972	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-39.2%
1973	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-118.3%
1974	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-533.3%
1975	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1976	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-55.5%
1977	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-84.9%
1978	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-72.9%
1979	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2770.3%
1980	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
1981	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-38.3%
1982	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+149.6%
1983	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.6%
1984	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-102.3%
1985	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5840.8%
1986	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-73.2%
1987	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+299.5%
1988	-0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-133.9%
1989	-0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+120.2%
1990	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-266.3%
1991	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.9%
1992	0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.6%
1993	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-93.3%
1994	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+283.2%
1995	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-95.8%
1996	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-203.5%
1997	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7237.5%
1998	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.5%
1999	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+420.8%
2000	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.8%
2001	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-47.6%
2002	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+145.3%
2003	0.0019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.5%
2004	0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.6%
2005	0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
2006	-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-146.1%
2007	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1007.0%
2008	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2009	0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-52.0%
2010	0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.1%
2011	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-110.6%
2012	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-163.7%
2013	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2238.8%
2014	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+96.2%
2015	0.0012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-70.8%
2016	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+591.9%
2017	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-53.4%
2018	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.5%
2019	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.3%
2020	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.3%
2021	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-44.4%
2022	0.0108 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+61.5%
2023	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-57.9%
2024	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2025	0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+129.3%

Japan compared with similar countries

Japan's 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
Japan's 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 50% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

Year	Change	From	To
1997	+7237.5%	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1985	+5840.8%	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
1979	+2770.3%	0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2013	+2238.8%	0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
2007	+1007.0%	-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan?: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan was 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was -0.0005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2006.
How does Japan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Japan ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 791.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 247 places, 11,888 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.