Japan vs Lebanon: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets

Japan
65.54 trillion
in 2008
Lebanon
51.57 trillion
in 2017
Japan rank
4th
Lebanon rank
7th

Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets over time

  • Japan
  • Lebanon
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 65.54 trillion against 51.57 trillion in Lebanon, a difference of 13.97 trillion.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 7th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lebanon Difference Ahead
1950s 404.43 billion 308.86 million 404.12 billion Japan
1960s 576.80 billion 1.17 billion 575.63 billion Japan
1970s 2.02 trillion 6.27 billion 2.02 trillion Japan
1980s -11.37 trillion 883.00 billion 12.26 trillion Lebanon
1990s 21.17 trillion 13.02 trillion 8.15 trillion Japan
2000s 47.63 trillion 21.31 trillion 26.32 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Japan or Lebanon?
Japan, at 65.54 trillion against 51.57 trillion in Lebanon as of 2008.
What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Japan and Lebanon?
13.97 trillion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lebanon?
56 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2008.
How do Japan and Lebanon rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
Japan ranks 4th and Lebanon ranks 7th 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.