Euro Area (EA) vs Japan: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations

Euro Area (EA)
1.16 trillion US dollar
in 2025
Japan
761.47 billion US dollar
in 2025
Euro Area (EA) rank
1st
Japan rank
3rd

Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations over time

  • Euro Area (EA)
  • Japan
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How they compare

Euro Area (EA) currently reports 1.16 trillion US dollar against 761.47 billion US dollar in Japan, a difference of 403.41 billion US dollar.

That makes Euro Area (EA)'s figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro Area (EA) ahead.

Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

Euro Area (EA) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro Area (EA) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 375.84 billion US dollar 240.93 billion US dollar 134.91 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)
2000s 1.10 trillion US dollar 495.10 billion US dollar 603.69 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)
2010s 848.96 billion US dollar 840.59 billion US dollar 8.37 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)
2020s 893.15 billion US dollar 785.75 billion US dollar 107.39 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations, Euro Area (EA) or Japan?
Euro Area (EA), at 1.16 trillion US dollar against 761.47 billion US dollar in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations between Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
403.41 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, debt securities, deposit taking corporations?
Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Portfolio investment, Debt securities, 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, Debt securities, 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
158 places, 3,250 data points, 1979–2025
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.