Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Japan
Japan: Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP was 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US) in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Japan stood at 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and up 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) in Japan peaked at 0.048 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2003.
Japan ranks 138th of 169 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -29.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0215 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0375 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +74.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0256 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -39.8% |
| 2003 | 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2005 | 0.0164 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +35.3% |
| 2007 | 0.048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +116.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0381 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 2009 | 0.029 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0303 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 0.03 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0279 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0268 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0284 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0297 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0299 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0311 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 0.036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0407 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +19.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0394 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0462 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 2025 | 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2519 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0749 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 60% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets) … unit GDP 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 | +116.9% | 0.0221 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.048 US dollar per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0246 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0262 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0294 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0265 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0462 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 135 Turkey 0.0486 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 136 Guinea-Bissau 0.046 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 137 Albania 0.0456 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 139 Oman 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 140 Tonga 0.0441 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 141 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0431 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.0447 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.048 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.014 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2003.
- How does Japan rank for other investment, currency and deposits (assets, positions, us)?
- Japan ranks 138th 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 57.4%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Other investment, Currency and deposits International Monetary Fund
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Other investment, Currency and deposits (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.