Japan's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) was −US$105.45 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 179.63% from US$132.43 billion in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$105.45 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$35.93 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$132.43 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$282.69 billion | 2008 |
| Lowest | −US$274.65 billion | 2013 |
| Average since 2016 | US$28.57 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$33.82 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Japan's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$199.38 billion on 2024 (from US$93.93 billion to −US$105.45 billion).
Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2024), the average change was +US$2.15 billion and a typical year strayed about US$174.89 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$355.82 billion in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was US$317.26 billion in 2017. 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 11% 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 132nd highest value of the 133 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
- Ireland — 129th of 133: −US$63.02 billion
- Luxembourg — 130th of 133: −US$95.16 billion
- Netherlands — 131st of 133: −US$103.33 billion
- United States — 133rd of 133: −US$1.41 trillion
What this measures
Portfolio investment includes cross-border flows and positions involving debt or equity securities, other than those included in direct investment or reserve assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 30 values
| Year | Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -105,453,676,092 |
| 2024 | 93,930,555,960 |
| 2023 | 196,452,267,772 |
| 2022 | -137,874,181,087 |
| 2021 | -195,681,901,026 |
| 2020 | 35,926,915,439 |
| 2019 | 86,642,953,831 |
| 2018 | 92,911,832,022 |
| 2017 | -49,213,900,462 |
| 2016 | 268,042,440,743 |
Portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$20.11 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — −US$599.11 million (2025)
- Cambodia — −US$146.84 million (2025)
- China — US$425.59 billion (2025)
- Fiji — US$61.56 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — US$7.32 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — US$62.54 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — US$9.2 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$4.37 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep.
More economic policy & debt data for Japan
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — 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$38,619 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4.79 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Japan's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP)?
- −US$105.45 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1996?
- It is down 411.81% from US$33.82 billion in 1996. The highest value was US$282.69 billion in 2008 and the lowest −US$274.65 billion in 2013.
- How does Japan rank?
- 132nd highest of 133 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) unusual for Japan?
- In 2025, Japan's portfolio investment, net (current US$, BoP) fell US$199.38 billion on 2024 (from US$93.93 billion to −US$105.45 billion). Across the 28 yearly changes before that (1997 to 2024), the average change was +US$2.15 billion and a typical year strayed about US$174.89 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.KLT.PTXL.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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