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China vs Japan: Portfolio equity, net inflows

China
35.76 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Japan
57.42 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
China rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Portfolio equity, net inflows over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 57.42 billion BoP, current US$ against 35.76 billion BoP, current US$ in China, a difference of 21.66 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times China's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Portfolio equity, net inflows (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 8,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.