Foreign assets in Japan
Japan: Foreign assets was 11.00 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign assets in Japan, 1995–2020
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$, in 1996.
That places Japan 6th out of 150 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 trillion current US$ | 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 |
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More reference data data for Japan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.981 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3629 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
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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