Foreign assets in Japan

Japan: Foreign assets was 11.00 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.00 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 10.5%
World rank
6th
of 150 countries
All-time high
11.00 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2.61 trillion current US$
in 1996
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign assets in Japan, 1995–2020

2.0T4.0T6.0T8.0T10.0T1995200720201995: 2.6T current US$1996: 2.6T current US$1997: 2.7T current US$1998: 2.9T current US$1999: 3.0T current US$2000: 3.0T current US$2001: 2.9T current US$2002: 3.1T current US$2003: 3.6T current US$2004: 4.2T current US$2005: 4.3T current US$2006: 4.7T current US$2007: 5.3T current US$2008: 5.7T current US$2009: 6.0T current US$2010: 6.9T current US$2011: 7.5T current US$2012: 7.6T current US$2013: 7.5T current US$2014: 7.7T current US$2015: 7.8T current US$2016: 8.4T current US$2017: 8.9T current US$2018: 9.2T current US$2019: 10.0T current US$2020: 11.0T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Japan recorded 11.00 trillion current US$ for foreign assets in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.5% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Japan peaked at 11.00 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.61 trillion current US$, in 1996.

That places Japan 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.76 trillion current US$ 2.61 trillion current US$ 2.97 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 4.27 trillion current US$ 2.88 trillion current US$ 6.01 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 8.14 trillion current US$ 6.87 trillion current US$ 9.95 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 11.00 trillion current US$ 11.00 trillion current US$ 11.00 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 3 Luxembourg 13.62 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 4 Germany 12.66 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 5 Netherlands 11.35 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 7 France 9.77 trillion current US$ compare
  5. 8 China 8.74 trillion current US$ compare
  6. 9 Ireland 8.31 trillion current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Japan?
Foreign assets in Japan was 11.00 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 11.00 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 2.61 trillion current US$ in 1996.
How does Japan rank for foreign assets?
Japan ranks 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign assets (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign assets (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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