Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Japan
Japan: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita was 1,607 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Japan is 1,607 US dollar per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Japan peaked at 1,733 US dollar per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, 501.68 US dollar per person, in 2003.
That places Japan 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,083 US dollar per person | — |
| 1997 | 1,064 US dollar per person | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 675.08 US dollar per person | -36.6% |
| 1999 | 795.09 US dollar per person | +17.8% |
| 2000 | 1,491 US dollar per person | +87.5% |
| 2001 | 895.37 US dollar per person | -40.0% |
| 2002 | 514.3 US dollar per person | -42.6% |
| 2003 | 501.68 US dollar per person | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 625.97 US dollar per person | +24.8% |
| 2005 | 624.01 US dollar per person | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 804.11 US dollar per person | +28.9% |
| 2007 | 1,733 US dollar per person | +115.5% |
| 2008 | 1,536 US dollar per person | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 1,207 US dollar per person | -21.4% |
| 2010 | 1,377 US dollar per person | +14.0% |
| 2011 | 1,476 US dollar per person | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 1,385 US dollar per person | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 1,096 US dollar per person | -20.9% |
| 2014 | 1,049 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1,013 US dollar per person | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 1,347 US dollar per person | +33.0% |
| 2017 | 1,180 US dollar per person | -12.4% |
| 2018 | 1,217 US dollar per person | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1,288 US dollar per person | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 1,479 US dollar per person | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 1,415 US dollar per person | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1,447 US dollar per person | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 1,387 US dollar per person | -4.2% |
| 2024 | 1,562 US dollar per person | +12.6% |
| 2025 | 1,607 US dollar per person | +2.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1,607 US dollar per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,256 US dollar per person, 19% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1,607 US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 803.17 US dollar per person, 2.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions) … capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +115.5% | 804.11 US dollar per person | 1,733 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 904.32 US dollar per person | 675.08 US dollar per person | 1,083 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 993.24 US dollar per person | 501.68 US dollar per person | 1,733 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,243 US dollar per person | 1,013 US dollar per person | 1,476 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,483 US dollar per person | 1,387 US dollar per person | 1,607 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 67 South Korea 1,801 US dollar per person compare
- 68 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,696 US dollar per person compare
- 69 Ecuador 1,680 US dollar per person compare
- 71 Azerbaijan 1,537 US dollar per person compare
- 72 Grenada 1,531 US dollar per person compare
- 73 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,404 US dollar per person compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 493.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 360.1 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Japan?
- Other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Japan was 1,607 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,733 US dollar per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 501.68 US dollar per person in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Japan ranks 70th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.