Canada vs Japan: Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records
Canada
8.27 trillion US dollar
in 2025
Japan
11.55 trillion US dollar
in 2025
Canada rank
10th
Japan rank
8th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11.55 trillion US dollar against 8.27 trillion US dollar in Canada, a difference of 3.28 trillion US dollar.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 173 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 685.82 billion US dollar | 2.79 trillion US dollar | 2.11 trillion US dollar | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.35 trillion US dollar | 4.28 trillion US dollar | 2.93 trillion US dollar | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.18 trillion US dollar | 8.17 trillion US dollar | 4.99 trillion US dollar | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.63 trillion US dollar | 10.81 trillion US dollar | 4.18 trillion US dollar | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total assets, adjusted using imf accounting records, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 11.55 trillion US dollar against 8.27 trillion US dollar in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total assets, adjusted using imf accounting records between Canada and Japan?
- 3.28 trillion US dollar, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for total assets, adjusted using imf accounting records?
- Canada ranks 10th and Japan ranks 8th of 173 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.