Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan
Japan: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan is 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 35.5% on the previous year and up 1,119.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan peaked at 0.1 million USD per square kilometre in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.0166 million USD per square kilometre, in 2006.
That places Japan 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0056 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 0.0036 million USD per square kilometre | -35.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0071 million USD per square kilometre | +98.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -93.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0018 million USD per square kilometre | +279.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -95.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +539.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre | +1464.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0083 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0293 million USD per square kilometre | +251.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0638 million USD per square kilometre | +118.2% |
| 2001 | 0.045 million USD per square kilometre | -29.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0458 million USD per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.045 million USD per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0867 million USD per square kilometre | +92.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | -92.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | -349.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0588 million USD per square kilometre | -453.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0564 million USD per square kilometre | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | -55.5% |
| 2010 | -0.0025 million USD per square kilometre | -110.0% |
| 2011 | -0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | +29.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 million USD per square kilometre | -199.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0053 million USD per square kilometre | +63.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | +457.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0082 million USD per square kilometre | -72.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0475 million USD per square kilometre | +482.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | -50.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0248 million USD per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0337 million USD per square kilometre | +35.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | -17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 million USD per square kilometre | +200.2% |
| 2022 | 0.1 million USD per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre | -35.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.059 million USD per square kilometre, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0079 million USD per square kilometre, 8.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +1464.6% | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0078 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0064 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0293 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0417 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0166 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0867 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.017 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0033 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0475 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0691 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0279 million USD per square kilometre | 0.1 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 34 Czechia 0.0657 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.0655 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 36 Portugal 0.0654 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 38 Spain 0.059 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 39 Italy 0.0545 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 40 Hungary 0.0484 million USD per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Japan was 0.0645 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1 million USD per square kilometre in 2022.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0166 million USD per square kilometre in 2006.
- How does Japan rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,119.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.