India vs Japan: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
India
16.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
15.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India rank
55th
Japan rank
57th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 16.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 55th and Japan ranks 57th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0327 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.89 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1763 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.35 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.0778 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.25 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.33 current LCU per US$ of GDP | India |
| 1990s | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 7.47 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 12.17 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 9.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 15.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 5.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.79 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 16.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9459 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, India or Japan?
- India, at 16.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between India and Japan?
- 0.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- India ranks 55th and Japan ranks 57th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.