Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Japan
Japan: Total FDI inflows — Value US$ was 21,433 million USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$ in Japan, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Japan recorded 21,433 million USD for total fdi inflows — value us$ in 2023.
The figure is down 37.3% on the previous year and up 830.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$ in Japan peaked at 37,216 million USD in 2004 and was at its lowest, -6,506 million USD, in 2006.
That places Japan 22nd out of 207 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,637 million USD | 41.46 million USD | 12,741 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 17,501 million USD | -6,506 million USD | 37,216 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,846 million USD | -1,758 million USD | 19,359 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,422 million USD | 11,768 million USD | 34,294 million USD | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Japan
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -0.8931 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 3.17 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 38,619 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 18.82 (2024)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 4.76 trillion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 38,619 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 149.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -28.09 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.66 trillion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ in Japan?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$ in Japan was 21,433 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 37,216 million USD in 2004.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$ recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -6,506 million USD in 2006.
- How does Japan rank for total fdi inflows — value us$?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 207 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 830.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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FDI is an investment which aims to acquire a lasting management influence (10 percent or more of the voting stock) in an enterprise operating in a foreign economy. FDI may be undertaken by individuals, as well as business entities. The foreign direct investor most often is aiming to gain access to natural resources, to markets, to labour supply, to technology, to ensure security of supplies or to control the quality of a certain product. FDI can be decomposed into two types of investments: mergers and acquisitions (MA) and greenfield investments. The latter type results in the creation of new entities and the setting up of offices, buildings, plants or factories from scratch in a foreign economy. FDI is the sum of equity capital, reinvested earnings and other FDI capital. Equity capital comprises equity in branches, all shares in subsidiaries and associates (except non-participating, preferred shares that are treated as debt securities and are included under other FDI capital) and other contributions such as the provision of machinery. Reinvested earnings consist of the direct investor's share (in proportion to equity participation) of earnings not distributed by the direct investment enterprise. Other FDI capital (loans) includes the borrowing and lending of funds, including debt securities and trade credits between direct investors and direct investment enterprises. FDI inflows and outflows are important for tracking the direct investment conditions each year. Outward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions from the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises resident abroad. Whereas, Inward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows record the value of cross-border direct investment transactions received by the reporting economy during a year. It represents transactions affecting the investment in enterprises of a specific industry resident in the reporting economy.