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 151 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
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$, in 1996.
That places Japan 6th out of 151 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Foreign assets in Japan, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.64 trillion current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 2.61 trillion current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 2.67 trillion current US$ | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.92 trillion current US$ | +9.3% |
| 1999 | 2.97 trillion current US$ | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 2.97 trillion current US$ | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 2.88 trillion current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.05 trillion current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 3.60 trillion current US$ | +17.9% |
| 2004 | 4.16 trillion current US$ | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 4.29 trillion current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.68 trillion current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 5.35 trillion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 5.72 trillion current US$ | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 6.01 trillion current US$ | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 6.87 trillion current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2011 | 7.47 trillion current US$ | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 7.58 trillion current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 7.54 trillion current US$ | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 7.69 trillion current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 7.76 trillion current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 8.41 trillion current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2017 | 8.95 trillion current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 9.16 trillion current US$ | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 9.95 trillion current US$ | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 11.00 trillion current US$ | +10.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 11.00 trillion current US$ is above the median for high income countries, which is 738.46 billion current US$, 14.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Japan's 11.00 trillion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 317.66 billion current US$, 34.6× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.76 trillion current US$ | 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 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 151 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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