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 21st out of 191 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$ in Japan, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,806 million USD | — |
| 1991 | 1,284 million USD | -28.9% |
| 1992 | 2,756 million USD | +114.6% |
| 1993 | 210.44 million USD | -92.4% |
| 1994 | 888.38 million USD | +322.2% |
| 1995 | 41.46 million USD | -95.3% |
| 1996 | 228.08 million USD | +450.1% |
| 1997 | 3,225 million USD | +1313.8% |
| 1998 | 3,193 million USD | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 12,741 million USD | +299.1% |
| 2000 | 28,999 million USD | +127.6% |
| 2001 | 17,921 million USD | -38.2% |
| 2002 | 17,436 million USD | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 18,253 million USD | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 37,216 million USD | +103.9% |
| 2005 | 2,776 million USD | -92.5% |
| 2006 | -6,506 million USD | -334.4% |
| 2007 | 22,549 million USD | -446.6% |
| 2008 | 24,425 million USD | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 11,938 million USD | -51.1% |
| 2010 | -1,252 million USD | -110.5% |
| 2011 | -1,758 million USD | +40.5% |
| 2012 | 1,732 million USD | -198.5% |
| 2013 | 2,303 million USD | +33.0% |
| 2014 | 12,030 million USD | +422.3% |
| 2015 | 2,976 million USD | -75.3% |
| 2016 | 19,359 million USD | +550.6% |
| 2017 | 9,356 million USD | -51.7% |
| 2018 | 9,963 million USD | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 13,755 million USD | +38.1% |
| 2020 | 11,768 million USD | -14.4% |
| 2021 | 34,294 million USD | +191.4% |
| 2022 | 34,194 million USD | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 21,433 million USD | -37.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 21,433 million USD is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,565 million USD, 4.7× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Japan's 21,433 million USD is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 687.25 million USD, 31.2× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$ 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 | +1313.8% | 228.08 million USD | 3,225 million USD |
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 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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$?
- Japan ranks 21st out of 191 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$ 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.