Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Japan
Japan: Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) was -1.00 billion in 2024. ▼ Falling
Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Japan stood at -1.00 billion.
That represents a change of up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Japan peaked at -141.00 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.00 billion, in 2019.
Japan ranks 58th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -796.25 million | -1.81 billion | -141.00 million | 8 |
| 2010s | -1.12 billion | -2.00 billion | -398.00 million | 9 |
| 2020s | -1.00 billion | -1.00 billion | -1.00 billion | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More external debt data for Japan
- Other investment, Debt instruments 2.12 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 1.10 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 17,154 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.4772 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 2.04 trillion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -4.4 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -2.48 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Other sectors 787.87 billion US dollar (2025)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP 247.98 (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Japan?
- Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) in Japan was -1.00 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was -141.00 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.00 billion in 2019.
- How does Japan rank for contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal)?
- Japan ranks 58th out of 60 countries with data for 2024.
- Is contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Contingent short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Contingent liabilities, More than 1 and up to 3 months (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social S. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.