Foreign direct investment outflows in Japan in 2025 — 217,756,729,435 US$. Ranked 2 in the world out of 91. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 61,239.9%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 218B | +10.3B | +4.96% |
| 2024 | 207B | +10.44B | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 197B | +22.08B | +12.62% |
| 2022 | 175B | −34.75B | −16.57% |
| 2021 | 210B | +59.57B | +39.68% |
| 2020 | 150B | −108B | −41.88% |
| 2019 | 258B | +98.07B | +61.21% |
| 2018 | 160B | −13.53B | −7.79% |
| 2017 | 174B | −4.86B | −2.72% |
| 2016 | 179B | +40.2B | +29.04% |
| 2015 | 138B | +491M | +0.36% |
| 2014 | 138B | −17.76B | −11.41% |
| 2013 | 156B | +38.05B | +32.35% |
| 2012 | 118B | +797M | +0.68% |
| 2011 | 117B | +37.18B | +46.67% |
| 2010 | 79.66B | +5.98B | +8.12% |
| 2009 | 73.68B | −39.97B | −35.17% |
| 2008 | 114B | +40.65B | +55.7% |
| 2007 | 72.99B | +14.84B | +25.51% |
| 2006 | 58.15B | +6.49B | +12.56% |
| 2005 | 51.67B | +11.05B | +27.21% |
| 2004 | 40.61B | +6.15B | +17.84% |
| 2003 | 34.46B | +3.56B | +11.53% |
| 2002 | 30.9B | −4.76B | −13.34% |
| 2001 | 35.66B | −9.37B | −20.8% |
| 2000 | 45.03B | +20.77B | +85.59% |
| 1999 | 24.26B | +4.46B | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 19.81B | −4.18B | −17.43% |
| 1997 | 23.99B | −2.42B | −9.15% |
| 1996 | 26.4B | +3.77B | +16.67% |
| 1995 | 22.63B | +4.51B | +24.89% |
| 1994 | 18.12B | +4.21B | +30.24% |
| 1993 | 13.91B | −3.39B | −19.6% |
| 1992 | 17.3B | −14.33B | −45.31% |
| 1991 | 31.64B | −19.14B | −37.69% |
| 1990 | 50.77B | +4.52B | +9.78% |
| 1989 | 46.25B | +10.82B | +30.52% |
| 1988 | 35.44B | +15.34B | +76.29% |
| 1987 | 20.1B | +5.7B | +39.56% |
| 1986 | 14.4B | +7.96B | +123.64% |
| 1985 | 6.44B | +475M | +7.97% |
| 1984 | 5.97B | +2.35B | +65.14% |
| 1983 | 3.61B | −928M | −20.44% |
| 1982 | 4.54B | −354M | −7.23% |
| 1981 | 4.89B | +2.51B | +105.2% |
| 1980 | 2.39B | −513M | −17.7% |
| 1979 | 2.9B | +527M | +22.23% |
| 1978 | 2.37B | +726M | +44.13% |
| 1977 | 1.65B | −346M | −17.38% |
| 1976 | 1.99B | +228M | +12.93% |
| 1975 | 1.76B | −249M | −12.38% |
| 1974 | 2.01B | +108M | +5.67% |
| 1973 | 1.9B | +1.18B | +163.35% |
| 1972 | 723M | +363M | +100.83% |
| 1971 | 360M | +5M | +1.41% |
| 1970 | 355M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Net outflows of foreign direct investment — investment by residents of a country in enterprises abroad in which they hold at least 10% of the voting shares. High outward FDI is typical of countries with large multinational companies and an accumulated current account surplus.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How much direct investment from abroad comes into a country in a year.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Business FDI inflows (% of GDP)Inflows of direct investment relative to the size of the economy.
Business Stock market capitalization (% of GDP)The value of a country's listed companies as a percent of GDP.
Business Stocks traded, total value (% of GDP)The annual turnover in shares as a percent of GDP — the liquidity of the market.
