Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Japan
Japan: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 573,131 current LCU per person in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Japan, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2025, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Japan stood at 573,131 current LCU per person.
The figure is up 23.1% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Japan peaked at 834,728 current LCU per person in 2007 and was at its lowest, -247,178 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Japan 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5,861 current LCU per person | 2,847 current LCU per person | 15,310 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 18,635 current LCU per person | -6,221 current LCU per person | 52,142 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -93,517 current LCU per person | -209,907 current LCU per person | -22,850 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 167,608 current LCU per person | -247,178 current LCU per person | 423,094 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 456,710 current LCU per person | 218,597 current LCU per person | 834,728 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 636,382 current LCU per person | 584,007 current LCU per person | 795,959 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 623,229 current LCU per person | 465,538 current LCU per person | 712,726 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 21 Lao People's Democratic Republic 989,031 current LCU per person compare
- 22 Mauritius 847,573 current LCU per person compare
- 23 Argentina 620,419 current LCU per person compare
- 25 Luxembourg 570,103 current LCU per person compare
- 26 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 499,543 current LCU per person compare
- 27 Serbia, Republic of 460,050 current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 115.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 14.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1,825.99 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 70.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 116.3% (2025)
- Broad money 246.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 117.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 187.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 149.66 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 140,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Japan?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Japan was 573,131 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 834,728 current LCU per person in 2007.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -247,178 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.