Colombia vs Japan: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Colombia
51.90 trillion
in 2008
Japan
65.54 trillion
in 2008
Colombia rank
6th
Japan rank
4th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Colombia
  • Japan
-25.0T025.0T50.0T75.0T195019792008

How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.54 trillion against 51.90 trillion in Colombia, a difference of 13.63 trillion.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.

Colombia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 178 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Japan Difference Ahead
1950s 143.43 million 404.43 billion 404.29 billion Japan
1960s -1.14 billion 576.80 billion 577.94 billion Japan
1970s 21.09 billion 2.02 trillion 2.00 trillion Japan
1980s 221.48 billion -8.88 trillion 9.10 trillion Colombia
1990s 4.44 trillion 21.17 trillion 16.73 trillion Japan
2000s 32.02 trillion 47.63 trillion 15.62 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Colombia or Japan?
Japan, at 65.54 trillion against 51.90 trillion in Colombia as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Colombia and Japan?
13.63 trillion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2008.
How do Colombia and Japan rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Colombia ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,519 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.