How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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, 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.

Germany vs Japan: Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations

Germany

763.53 billion US dollar

in 2025

Japan

761.47 billion US dollar

in 2025

Germany rank

2nd

Japan rank

3rd

Portfolio investment, Debt securities, Deposit taking corporations over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 763.53 billion US dollar against 761.47 billion US dollar in Japan, a difference of 2.06 billion US dollar.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 155 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	133.62 billion US dollar	212.35 billion US dollar	78.73 billion US dollar	Japan
2000s	585.21 billion US dollar	495.10 billion US dollar	90.11 billion US dollar	Germany
2010s	635.54 billion US dollar	840.59 billion US dollar	205.05 billion US dollar	Japan
2020s	622.53 billion US dollar	785.75 billion US dollar	163.22 billion US dollar	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations, Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 763.53 billion 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 Germany and Japan?: 2.06 billion US dollar, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for portfolio investment, debt securities, deposit taking corporations?: Germany ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 155 countries.
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: 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.