Foreign Direct Investment in Japan increased by 10755 JPY Hundred Million in July of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Foreign Direct Investment - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In 2024, inward foreign direct investments (FDI) flows in the Japanese finance and insurance industry amounted to approximately 746.2 billion Japanese yen. The finance and insurance sector was the leading industry attracting inward FDI in 2024.

Key information about Japan Foreign Direct Investment

• Japan Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 167.1 USD mn in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 7.1 USD bn in the previous month.
• Japan Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1996 to Jan 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 45.4 USD bn in Jun 2020 and a record low of -14.5 USD bn in Apr 2006.

CEIC converts monthly Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Bank of Japan provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Related information about Japan Foreign Direct Investment

• In the latest reports of Japan, Current Account recorded a surplus of 14.2 USD bn in Apr 2023.
• Japan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 8.3 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 4.8 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,080.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.

In the first quarter of 2025, foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows to Japan amounted to around *** billion U.S. dollars. This represented an increase of ** percent compared to the previous quarter.

In 2023, the U.S. investments made in Japan were valued at approximately 63.37 billion U.S. dollars. The total direct position of the United States abroad amounted to 6.68 trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

Key information about Japan Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• Japan Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 0.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a growth equal to 0.4 % in the previous quarter.
• Japan Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1980 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.0 % in Jun 2020 and a record low -1.2 % in Jun 2006.

CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly nominal GDP. The Bank of Japan provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. Economic and Social Research Institute provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 1996 is calculated from Foreign Direct Investment sourced from the International Monetary Fund and Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.


Related information about Japan Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of Japan, Current Account recorded a surplus of 14.2 USD bn in Apr 2023.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 167.1 USD mn in Jan 2025.
• Japan Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 8.3 USD bn in Jan 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 4.8 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 1,080.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: EU28 data was reported at 25.659 USD bn in 2019. This records an increase from the previous number of 24.171 USD bn for 2018. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: EU28 data is updated yearly, averaging 19.465 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2019, with 6 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.659 USD bn in 2019 and a record low of 17.706 USD bn in 2016. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: EU28 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.; European Union, 28 members starting for 2013-2019. Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

********* was the leading source of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) to Japan in 2024, with FDI inflows amounting to about ***** billion Japanese yen. *********** followed with an investment amount of around ***** billion yen.

Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) in Japan was reported at 191046455351 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Japan was reported at 0.42656 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Taiwan data was reported at 2.883 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.611 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Taiwan data is updated yearly, averaging 2.298 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.284 USD bn in 2018 and a record low of 1.641 USD bn in 2019. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Taiwan data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Brazil data was reported at 2.737 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3.142 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Brazil data is updated yearly, averaging 1.591 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.142 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of -648.714 USD mn in 2015. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Brazil data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

In 2023, the Japanese foreign direct investments in the United States amounted to approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars. The total foreign direct investments in the U.S. were valued at approximately **** trillion U.S. dollars in that year.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Account: Liabilities: Direct Foreign Investment in Reporting Country for Japan (DISCONTINUED) (BPFADI03JPA637N) from 1985 to 2013 about FDI, financial account, foreign, BOP, liabilities, Japan, investment, and financial.

Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) in Japan was reported at 208220716289 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on September of 2025.

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JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Canada data was reported at 1.568 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.808 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Canada data is updated yearly, averaging 1.672 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.750 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 1.098 USD bn in 2016. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Outward: USD: Total: Canada data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

The amount of FDI from Japan to India in fiscal year 2025 was estimated to be about *** billion U.S. dollars, down from about ****billion dollars in the previous fiscal year. The highest investment flow from Japan was in financial year 2017.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Asia data was reported at 7.641 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.537 USD bn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Asia data is updated yearly, averaging 5.919 USD bn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.641 USD bn in 2023 and a record low of 2.872 USD bn in 2014. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: Asia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.

JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: New Zealand data was reported at 11.144 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 13.549 USD mn for 2022. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: New Zealand data is updated yearly, averaging 12.253 USD mn from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2023, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 38.844 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of -2.837 USD mn in 2016. JP: Foreign Direct Investment Income: Inward: USD: Total: New Zealand data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.FDI: Foreign Direct Investment Income: USD: by Region and Country: OECD Member: Annual. Reverse investment: Netting of reverse investment in equity (when a direct investment enterprise acquires less than 10% equity ownership in its parent) and reverse investment in debt (when a direct investment enterprise extends a loan to its parent) is applied in the recording of total inward and outward FDI transactions and positions. Treatment of debt FDI transactions and positions between fellow enterprises: directional basis according to the residency of the direct investor. FDI financial flows, income flows and positions include, if they exist, resident Special Purpose Entities (SPEs) which cannot be identified separately. Valuation method used for listed inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for unlisted inward and outward equity positions: Own funds at book value, Accumulation of FDI equity flows. Valuation method used for inward and outward debt positions: Nominal value .; FDI statistics are available by geographic allocation, vis-à-vis single partner countries worldwide and geographical and economic zones aggregates. Partner country allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Geographic allocation of inward and outward FDI transactions and positions is according to the immediate counterparty. Inward FDI positions according to the ultimate counterparty (the ultimate investing country) are also available and publishable. In the dataset 'FDI statistics by parner country and by industry - Summary', inward FDI positions are showed according to the UIC. Intercompany debt between related financial intermediaries, including permanent debt, are excluded from FDI transactions and positions. Direct investment relationships are identified according to the criteria of the Framework for Direct Investment Relationships (FDIR) method. Debt between fellow enterprises are completely covered . Collective investment institutions are covered as direct investment enterprises. Non-profit institutions serving households are covered as direct investors. FDI statistics are available by industry sectors according to ISIC4 classification. Industry sector allocation can be subject to confidentiality restrictions. Inward FDI transactions and positions are allocated to the activity of the resident direct investment enterprise. Outward FDI transactions are allocated according to the activity of the non resident direct investment enterprise. Statistical unit: Enterprise.