Foreign direct investment inflows — all countries

Foreign direct investment inflows — Japan

Foreign direct investment inflows in Japan in 2025 — 45,805,721,095 US$. Ranked 9 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 48,629.5%.

2025 45.81B US$ +142.69% vs 2024
World rank 9of 97
Period maximum 62.58B US$2020
Period minimum -2.4B US$2006

Trend over time

1970–2025 · US$

Foreign direct investment inflows — Japan, 1970–2025-20B020B40B60B80B19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 94,000,000 US$1971: 210,000,000 US$1972: 169,000,000 US$1973: -42,000,000 US$1974: 202,000,000 US$1975: 226,000,000 US$1976: 113,000,000 US$1977: 21,000,000 US$1978: 8,000,000 US$1979: 239,000,000 US$1980: 278,000,000 US$1981: 189,000,000 US$1982: 439,000,000 US$1983: 416,000,000 US$1984: -10,000,000 US$1985: 608,713,150 US$1986: 242,107,762 US$1987: 1,177,422,254 US$1988: -483,800,487 US$1989: -1,059,696,732 US$1990: 1,806,039,010 US$1991: 1,284,268,820 US$1992: 2,755,603,980 US$1993: 210,435,440 US$1994: 888,384,470 US$1995: 41,463,070 US$1996: -38,203,596 US$1997: 2,486,935,040 US$1998: 2,512,021,924 US$1999: 14,780,510,031 US$2000: 10,688,168,326 US$2001: 4,926,033,619 US$2002: 11,557,373,874 US$2003: 8,771,535,612 US$2004: 7,527,948,175 US$2005: 5,459,618,343 US$2006: -2,396,909,736 US$2007: 21,631,204,436 US$2008: 24,624,845,330 US$2009: 12,226,471,579 US$2010: 7,440,979,284 US$2011: -850,717,035 US$2012: 546,962,692 US$2013: 10,648,441,636 US$2014: 19,752,249,424 US$2015: 5,252,218,412 US$2016: 40,954,181,469 US$2017: 18,802,251,208 US$2018: 25,289,367,858 US$2019: 39,960,544,340 US$2020: 62,584,719,398 US$2021: 35,027,163,876 US$2022: 48,153,832,744 US$2023: 20,007,989,123 US$2024: 18,874,093,729 US$2025: 45,805,721,095 US$
Change over the period: +45.71B (+48,629.49%) Average annual rate: 11.91 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 45.81B US$
World 1.35T US$
Foreign direct investment inflows — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 45.81B +26.93B +142.69%
2024 18.87B −1.13B −5.67%
2023 20.01B −28.15B −58.45%
2022 48.15B +13.13B +37.48%
2021 35.03B −27.56B −44.03%
2020 62.58B +22.62B +56.62%
2019 39.96B +14.67B +58.01%
2018 25.29B +6.49B +34.5%
2017 18.8B −22.15B −54.09%
2016 40.95B +35.7B +679.75%
2015 5.25B −14.5B −73.41%
2014 19.75B +9.1B +85.49%
2013 10.65B +10.1B +1,846.83%
2012 547M +1.4B +164.29%
2011 -851M −8.29B −111.43%
2010 7.44B −4.79B −39.14%
2009 12.23B −12.4B −50.35%
2008 24.62B +2.99B +13.84%
2007 21.63B +24.03B +1,002.46%
2006 -2.4B −7.86B −143.9%
2005 5.46B −2.07B −27.48%
2004 7.53B −1.24B −14.18%
2003 8.77B −2.79B −24.1%
2002 11.56B +6.63B +134.62%
2001 4.93B −5.76B −53.91%
2000 10.69B −4.09B −27.69%
1999 14.78B +12.27B +488.39%
1998 2.51B +25.09M +1.01%
1997 2.49B +2.53B +6,609.69%
1996 -38.2M −79.67M −192.14%
1995 41.46M −847M −95.33%
1994 888M +678M +322.16%
1993 210M −2.55B −92.36%
1992 2.76B +1.47B +114.57%
1991 1.28B −522M −28.89%
1990 1.81B +2.87B +270.43%
1989 -1.06B −576M −119.04%
1988 -484M −1.66B −141.09%
1987 1.18B +935M +386.32%
1986 242M −367M −60.23%
1985 609M +619M +6,187.13%
1984 -10M −426M −102.4%
1983 416M −23M −5.24%
1982 439M +250M +132.28%
1981 189M −89M −32.01%
1980 278M +39M +16.32%
1979 239M +231M +2,887.5%
1978 8M −13M −61.9%
1977 21M −92M −81.42%
1976 113M −113M −50%
1975 226M +24M +11.88%
1974 202M +244M +580.95%
1973 -42M −211M −124.85%
1972 169M −41M −19.52%
1971 210M +116M +123.4%
1970 94M

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About the indicator

Net inflows of foreign direct investment — investment by non-residents that gives them at least 10% of the voting shares of an enterprise: equity capital, reinvested earnings and intra-company loans. Values can be negative when capital is withdrawn. The figures are distorted by flows in transit through holding-company jurisdictions.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.