What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Japan?

The highest recorded value was 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.

What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Japan?

The lowest recorded value was 2.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.

How does Japan rank for foreign assets?

Japan ranks 6th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.

Is foreign assets rising or falling in Japan?

Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Japan data come from?

The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Foreign assets in Japan

Name: Foreign assets in Japan
Creator: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Japan: Foreign assets was 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)

11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$

Change on year

up 10.5%

World rank

6th

of 149 countries

All-time high

11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$

in 2020

All-time low

2.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$

in 1996

Years of data

1995–2020

Foreign assets in Japan, 1995–2020

Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign assets in Japan stood at 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$. 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 51.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign assets in Japan peaked at 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$, in 1996.

Japan ranks 6th of 149 countries on this measure, 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	2.84 trillion real chained 2019 US$	2.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$	3.03 trillion real chained 2019 US$	5
2000s	4.45 trillion real chained 2019 US$	2.98 trillion real chained 2019 US$	6.30 trillion real chained 2019 US$	10
2010s	8.37 trillion real chained 2019 US$	7.24 trillion real chained 2019 US$	9.95 trillion real chained 2019 US$	10
2020s	11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$	11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$	11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$	1

Countries ranked near Japan

3 Luxembourg 13.51 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
4 Germany 12.59 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
5 Netherlands 11.20 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
7 France 9.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
8 China 8.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
9 Ireland 8.34 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare

See the full ranking of 150 places →

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 6,290 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1,291 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 15,608 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.52 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0529 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1,056 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 1,475 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 1,056 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 7,256 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign assets in Japan?: Foreign assets in Japan was 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4.
What is the highest foreign assets recorded in Japan?: The highest recorded value was 11.00 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign assets recorded in Japan?: The lowest recorded value was 2.72 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 1996.
How does Japan rank for foreign assets?: Japan ranks 6th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign assets rising or falling in Japan?: Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?: The figures come from World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4, published as part of Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Foreign assets (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit: real chained 2019 US$
Source: World Bank. 2021. The Changing Wealth of Nations 2021: Managing Assets for the Future. Washington, DC: World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-1590-4
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Net foreign assets is foreign assets minus foreign liabilities. Values are measured at market exchange rates in constant 2018 US dollars, using a country-specific GDP deflator.