Euro Area (EA) vs Japan: Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit

Euro Area (EA)
240.49 billion US dollar
in 2025
Japan
146.39 billion US dollar
in 2025
Euro Area (EA) rank
1st
Japan rank
4th

Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit over time

  • Euro Area (EA)
  • Japan
050.0B100.0B150.0B200.0B250.0B199620102025

How they compare

Euro Area (EA) currently reports 240.49 billion US dollar against 146.39 billion US dollar in Japan, a difference of 94.10 billion US dollar.

That makes Euro Area (EA)'s figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro Area (EA) ahead.

Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro Area (EA) averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro Area (EA) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 25.89 billion US dollar 19.83 billion US dollar 6.05 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)
2000s 95.71 billion US dollar 8.59 billion US dollar 87.12 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)
2010s 103.38 billion US dollar 111.67 billion US dollar 8.29 billion US dollar Japan
2020s 159.83 billion US dollar 140.18 billion US dollar 19.64 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, equity and investment fund shares, deposit, Euro Area (EA) or Japan?
Euro Area (EA), at 240.49 billion US dollar against 146.39 billion US dollar in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, equity and investment fund shares, deposit between Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
94.10 billion US dollar, with Euro Area (EA) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Euro Area (EA) and Japan rank globally for portfolio investment, equity and investment fund shares, deposit?
Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Unit
US dollar
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
141 places, 2,808 data points, 1959–2025
Last refreshed

The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.