26_Portfolio investment assets in Japan

Japan: 26_Portfolio investment assets was 4.81 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4.81 trillion
Change on year
up 11.0%
World rank
7th
of 87 countries
All-time high
5.04 trillion
in 2021
All-time low
1.29 trillion
in 2001
Years of data
25
2001–2025

26_Portfolio investment assets in Japan, 2001–2025

1.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T5.0T2001201320252001: 1.3T2002: 1.4T2003: 1.7T2004: 2.0T2005: 2.1T2006: 2.3T2007: 2.5T2008: 2.4T2009: 2.8T2010: 3.3T2011: 3.4T2012: 3.5T2013: 3.2T2014: 3.5T2015: 3.4T2016: 3.9T2017: 3.9T2018: 4.1T2019: 4.4T2020: 4.7T2021: 5.0T2022: 4.1T2023: 4.2T2024: 4.3T2025: 4.8T

Source: IMF.

Analysis

Japan recorded 4.81 trillion for 26_portfolio investment assets in 2025.

That represents a change of up 11.0% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 26_portfolio investment assets in Japan peaked at 5.04 trillion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.29 trillion, in 2001.

Japan ranks 7th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 2.07 trillion 1.29 trillion 2.85 trillion 9
2010s 3.68 trillion 3.22 trillion 4.45 trillion 10
2020s 4.53 trillion 4.09 trillion 5.04 trillion 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 4 Ireland 6.35 trillion compare
  2. 5 Germany 5.53 trillion compare
  3. 6 United Kingdom 5.06 trillion compare
  4. 8 France 4.31 trillion compare
  5. 9 Canada 3.10 trillion compare
  6. 10 Netherlands 2.58 trillion compare

See the full ranking of 87 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 26_portfolio investment assets in Japan?
26_portfolio investment assets in Japan was 4.81 trillion in 2025, according to IMF.
What is the highest 26_portfolio investment assets recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 5.04 trillion in 2021.
What is the lowest 26_portfolio investment assets recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1.29 trillion in 2001.
How does Japan rank for 26_portfolio investment assets?
Japan ranks 7th out of 87 countries with data for 2025.
Is 26_portfolio investment assets rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from IMF, published as part of 26_Portfolio investment assets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
26_Portfolio investment assets
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
87 places, 1,880 data points, 2001–2025
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The data on reported portfolio investment assets (equity and debt securities) are sourced from the IMF’s Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey (CPIS) database.