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

Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Japan

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

Japan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit was 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.8%

World rank

8th

of 191 countries

All-time high

0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

All-time low

0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1971

Years of data

1970–2025

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan is 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 60.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan peaked at 0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1971.

Japan ranks 8th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1970 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1972	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+51.7%
1973	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+93.8%
1974	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1975	0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1976	0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1977	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
1978	0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1979	0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+17.4%
1980	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1981	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+86.1%
1982	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1983	0.0028 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.5%
1984	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+55.9%
1985	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1986	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+50.5%
1987	0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.7%
1988	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+45.6%
1989	0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
1990	0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.1%
1991	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-45.6%
1992	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-49.9%
1993	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-29.5%
1994	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1995	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1996	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.0%
1997	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1998	0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1999	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.4%
2000	0.0089 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+72.6%
2001	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
2002	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
2003	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.5%
2004	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2005	0.0106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+28.9%
2006	0.0125 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.1%
2007	0.0158 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.1%
2008	0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+39.5%
2009	0.0138 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-37.3%
2010	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2011	0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.7%
2012	0.0186 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.2%
2013	0.0295 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+59.0%
2014	0.0277 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.3%
2015	0.0305 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.3%
2016	0.035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
2017	0.0345 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2018	0.0311 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.9%
2019	0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+58.4%
2020	0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-41.2%
2021	0.0401 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+38.7%
2022	0.0393 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2023	0.0449 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.2%
2024	0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2025	0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0027 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0021 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0146 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0156 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0115 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0288 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0137 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0492 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0289 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Japan

5 United Arab Emirates 0.1397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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7 Denmark 0.0723 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
9 Cyprus 0.038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
10 Solomon Islands 0.0334 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Kosovo 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
11 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.0333 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan?: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Japan was 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 0.0495 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024.
What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0014 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1971.
How does Japan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?: Japan ranks 8th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 60.8%. 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 outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.

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Indicator: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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: 238 places, 9,843 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 11 September 2026

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (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.