Japan - FDI 45.81B
World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 205 economies tracked
Latest value
45.81B (2025)
Global rank
##11 of 205 economies
Share of global total
2.6%
Ranking Race — FDI
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Japan climbed from #22 to #11 (overtook India). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Key Events — Japan
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
1973Fell 111 places in global rank auto
1973Oil crisis shock curatedFirst oil shock ends rapid postwar growth; inflation surges.
1974Climbed 105 places in global rank auto
1977Fell 32 places in global rank auto
1978Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1979Climbed 62 places in global rank auto
1984Fell 124 places in global rank auto
1985Climbed 127 places in global rank auto
FDI, 1970-2025
World Bank WDI · · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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