China vs Japan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows
Foreign direct investment, net outflows over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ against 157.21 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 60.55 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Japan ahead.
Globally, China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 191 countries.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.