Japan: Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Japan's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$43.86 billion on 2024 (from US$13.57 billion to US$57.42 billion).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$1.18 billion and a typical year strayed about US$69.58 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$134.81 billion in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was US$136.78 billion in 2014. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Japan had the 5th highest value of the 103 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Japan in the 2025 ranking

• United States — 1st of 103: US$748.76 billion
• Luxembourg — 2nd of 103: US$543.15 billion
• Ireland — 3rd of 103: US$397.03 billion
• United Kingdom — 5th of 103: US$46.3 billion
• China — 6th of 103: US$35.76 billion
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 7th of 103: US$19.64 billion

What this measures

Portfolio equity includes net inflows from equity securities other than those recorded as direct investment and including shares, stocks, depository receipts (American or global), and direct purchases of shares in local stock markets by foreign investors. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Limitations: Portfolio investors typically have less of a role in the decision making of the enterprise with potentially important implications for future flows and for the volatility of the price and volume of positions. Portfolio investment differs from other investment in that it provides a direct way to access financial markets, and thus it can provide liquidity and flexibility. It is associated with financial markets and with their specialized service providers, such as exchanges, dealers, and regulators. The nature of financial derivatives as instruments through which risk is traded in its own right in financial markets sets them apart from other types of investment.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 49 values

Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Australia — US$18.94 billion (2025)
• China — US$35.76 billion (2025)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — US$19.64 billion (2025)
• Indonesia — −US$1.59 billion (2025)
• Korea, Rep. — −US$5.75 billion (2025)
• Lao PDR — −US$977,697 (2025)
• Macao SAR, China — US$28.17 million (2025)
• Malaysia — −US$2.71 billion (2025)
• Mongolia — US$43.02 million (2025)
• New Zealand

More economic policy & debt data for Japan

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.37 trillion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.25 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current US$) — US$4.44 trillion (2025)
• GDP (current LCU) — 663.76 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$4.76 trillion (2025)
• GDP (constant LCU) — 591.22 trillion (2025)
• GDP per capita (current US$) — US$35,951 (2025)
• GDP per capita (current LCU) — 5.38 million (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$38,619 (2025)
• GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4.79 million (2025)
• GNI (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Japan's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)?

US$57.42 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1977?

It is up 7,462% from −US$780 million in 1977. The highest value was US$169.75 billion in 2013 and the lowest −US$80.45 billion in 2020.

How does Japan rank?

5th highest of 103 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) unusual for Japan?

In 2025, Japan's portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$) rose US$43.86 billion on 2024 (from US$13.57 billion to US$57.42 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −US$1.18 billion and a typical year strayed about US$69.58 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BX.PEF.TOTL.CD.WD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF); International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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