What is the difference in portfolio investment, debt securities between Italy and Japan?

1.26 trillion US dollar, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Portfolio investment, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Italy vs Japan: Portfolio investment, Debt securities

Italy

1.09 trillion US dollar

in 2025

Japan

2.35 trillion US dollar

in 2025

Italy rank

9th

Japan rank

6th

Portfolio investment, Debt securities over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.35 trillion US dollar against 1.09 trillion US dollar in Italy, a difference of 1.26 trillion US dollar.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times Italy's.

Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 161 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	284.18 billion US dollar	870.05 billion US dollar	585.88 billion US dollar	Japan
2000s	547.58 billion US dollar	1.61 trillion US dollar	1.06 trillion US dollar	Japan
2010s	608.36 billion US dollar	2.46 trillion US dollar	1.85 trillion US dollar	Japan
2020s	847.05 billion US dollar	2.48 trillion US dollar	1.64 trillion US dollar	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, debt securities, Italy or Japan?: Japan, at 2.35 trillion US dollar against 1.09 trillion US dollar in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, debt securities between Italy and Japan?: 1.26 trillion US dollar, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for portfolio investment, debt securities?: Italy ranks 9th and Japan ranks 6th of 161 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Portfolio investment, Debt securities (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, Debt securities (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Unit: US dollar
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 164 places, 3,891 data points, 1948–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.