China vs Japan: Net financial account
Net financial account over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 773.33 billion BoP, current US$ against 199.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 574.04 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes China's figure about 3.9 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Globally, China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 198 countries.
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About this data
The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. 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.