Iran vs Japan: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey)
Iran
2,473.74 trillion
in 2016
Japan
65.54 trillion
in 2008
Iran rank
1st
Japan rank
4th
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) over time
- Iran
- Japan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2,473.74 trillion against 65.54 trillion in Japan, a difference of 2,408.20 trillion.
That makes Iran's figure about 37.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 11.55 billion | 404.43 billion | 392.87 billion | Japan |
| 1960s | 16.52 billion | 576.80 billion | 560.28 billion | Japan |
| 1970s | 417.19 billion | 1.87 trillion | 1.46 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 758.06 billion | -12.17 trillion | 12.93 trillion | Iran |
| 1990s | 5.50 trillion | 21.17 trillion | 15.66 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 229.53 trillion | 47.63 trillion | 181.90 trillion | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Iran or Japan?
- Iran, at 2,473.74 trillion against 65.54 trillion in Japan as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Iran and Japan?
- 2,408.20 trillion, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Japan?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2008.
- How do Iran and Japan rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Iran ranks 1st 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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About this data
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.