Canada vs Japan: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Canada
0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.4772 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Canada rank
39th
Japan rank
42nd
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.4772 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0831 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
That makes Canada's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Canada ranks 39th and Japan ranks 42nd of 169 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2579 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0484 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.1839 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2129 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.029 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.3176 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0119 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.5149 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4386 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0763 US dollar per US$ of GDP | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar), Canada or Japan?
- Canada, at 0.5603 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.4772 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) between Canada and Japan?
- 0.0831 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Canada 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 other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- Canada ranks 39th and Japan ranks 42nd of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), 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
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.