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International Investment Position of Japan (End of 2018)

International Investment Position of Japan
End of 2018

(¥ billion)

International Investment Position of Japan End of 2017
AssetsLiabilities
1. Direct investment181,7041. Direct investment30,711
Equity other than reinvestment of earnings123,418Equity other than reinvestment of earnings16,511
Reinvestment of earnings40,076Reinvestment of earnings7,267
Debt instruments18,210Debt instruments6,932
2. Portfolio investment450,8442. Portfolio investment351,269
Equity and investment fund shares180,848Equity and investment fund shares176,300
Equity securities other than investment fund shares78,500Equity securities other than investment fund shares172,918
Central bank14
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		544Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		10,369
General government13　
Other financial corporations73,796Other financial corporations8,661
Others4,133Others153,888
Investment fund shares or units102,347Investment fund shares or units3,382
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		19,704
General government16
Other financial corporations77,255Other financial corporations3,382
Others5,372Others―
Debt securities269,997Debt securities174,969
Long-term265,433Long-term102,615
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		82,370Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		13,118
General government400General government79,581
Other financial corporations162,323Other financial corporations2,701
Others20,340Others7,214
Short-term4,564Short-term72,354
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		2,586Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		648
General government2General government71,241
Other financial corporations965Other financial corporations19
Others1,011Others446

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

32,166

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

30,723
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		6,741Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		6,848
General government6General government19
Other financial corporations25,419Other financial corporations23,787
Others―Others69
4. Other investment213,0484. Other investment263,778
Other equity11,933Other equity964
Currency and deposits17,317Currency and deposits42,111
Central bank25,139
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		5,067Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		16,972
General government16
Other financial corporations7,211
Others5,022
Loans138,997Loans176,979
[Long-term]75,183[Long-term]11,492
[Short-term]63,814[Short-term]165,486
Central bank―
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		80,474Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		99,032
General government22,562General government―
Other financial corporations33,888Other financial corporations75,454
Others2,073Others2,493
Insurance and pension reserves1,059Insurance and pension reserves277
Other financial corporations1,004Other financial corporations277
Others55
Trade credit and advances8,603Trade credit and advances2,732
[Long-term]1,099[Long-term]47
[Short-term]7,504[Short-term]2,686
General government880
Other financial corporations14Other financial corporations0
Others7,709Others2,732
Other accounts receivable35,138Other accounts payable38,828
[Long-term]10,098[Long-term]652
[Short-term]25,040[Short-term]38,176
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		19,717Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		21,752
General government330General government415
Other financial corporations12,949Other financial corporations16,292
Others2,142Others368
Special drawing rights1,887
5. Reserve assets140,276
Monetary gold3,481
Special drawing rights2,041
Reserve position in the IMF1,266
Other reserve assets133,488
Total assets1,018,038Total liabilities676,482
Net international investment position341,556
Central bank and general government－6,902
Sectors other than the central bank and general government348,458
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		49,211
Other financial corporations265,941
Others33,305

International Investment Position of Japan
(Ends of 2017 and 2018)

(¥ billion)

International Investment Position of Japan
(Ends of 2017 and 2018)
AssetsEnd of
2017		End of
2018		Changes
from
previous
year-end		LiabilitiesEnd of
2017		End of
2018		Changes
from
previous
year-end
1. Direct investment175,141181,7046,5631. Direct investment28,92630,7111,785
Equity other than reinvestment of earnings118,738123,4184,680Equity other than reinvestment of earnings16,46716,51145
Reinvestment of earnings41,42940,076－1,353Reinvestment of earnings6,5157,267752
Debt instruments14,97418,2103,236Debt instruments5,9446,932988
2. Portfolio investment463,596450,844－12,7522. Portfolio investment376,721351,269－25,451
Equity and investment fund shares189,226180,848－8,378Equity and investment fund shares219,841176,300－43,541
Equity securities other than investment fund shares86,13078,500－7,629Equity securities other than investment fund shares216,536172,918－43,618
Central bank1414－1
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank255544289Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank14,59610,369－4,227
General government7136
Other financial corporations81,28173,796－7,484Other financial corporations9,1888,661－526
Others4,5724,133－439Others192,752153,888－38,864
Investment fund shares or units103,096102,347－749Investment fund shares or units3,3063,38277
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank18,14419,7041,560
General government7169
Other financial corporations79,10077,255－1,844Other financial corporations3,3063,38277
Others5,8465,372－474Others―――
Debt securities274,370269,997－4,374Debt securities156,879174,96918,089
Long-term269,741265,433－4,308Long-term94,201102,6158,414
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank83,67182,370－1,301Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank12,10513,1181,013
General government38440016General government72,92779,5816,654
Other financial corporations165,099162,323－2,776Other financial corporations3,0002,701－298
Others20,58720,340－247Others6,1697,2141,046
Short-term4,6294,564－66Short-term62,67872,3549,675
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank2,7892,586－203Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank1,061648－413
General government121General government61,22071,24110,021
Other financial corporations806965159Other financial corporations11918
Others1,0331,011－22Others39744649

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

33,88032,166－1,714

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

33,97130,723－3,248
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank5,6446,7411,097Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank6,4846,848364
General government116－6General government2319－5
Other financial corporations28,22425,419－2,805Other financial corporations27,39923,787－3,612
Others0―－0Others64695
4. Other investment198,340213,04814,7074. Other investment244,444263,77819,334
Other equity9,17811,9332,755Other equity88196483
Currency and deposits16,91417,317404Currency and deposits35,57442,1116,537
Central bank19,99025,1395,149
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank4,9435,067124Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank15,58416,9721,389
General government1716－1
Other financial corporations7,3477,211－136
Others4,6075,022415
Loans133,366138,9975,631Loans166,147176,97910,832
[Long-term]73,83275,1831,351[Long-term]10,99511,492497
[Short-term]59,53463,8144,280[Short-term]155,151165,48610,335
Central bank―――
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank80,71080,474－236Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank99,12099,032－88
General government22,70122,562－139General government―――
Other financial corporations28,01733,8885,871Other financial corporations64,80175,45410,653
Others1,9382,073135Others2,2262,493267
Insurance and pension reserves9491,059110Insurance and pension reserves24427734
Other financial corporations8921,004111Other financial corporations24427734
Others5755－1
Trade credit and advances8,5998,6035Trade credit and advances3,2092,732－477
[Long-term]8941,099205[Long-term]7047－23
[Short-term]7,7057,504－201[Short-term]3,1402,686－454
General government564880316
Other financial corporations1614－2Other financial corporations―00
Others8,0197,709－309Others3,2092,732－478
Other accounts receivable29,33535,1385,803Other accounts payable36,41838,8282,409
[Long-term]10,28010,098－182[Long-term]1,044652－392
[Short-term]19,05525,0405,984[Short-term]35,37438,1762,802
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank17,70619,7172,012Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank23,16521,752－1,412
General government341330－11General government469415－54
Other financial corporations9,26212,9493,686Other financial corporations12,60316,2923,690
Others2,0272,142115Others182368186
Special drawing rights1,9711,887－84
5. Reserve assets142,406140,276－2,130
Monetary gold3,5933,481－112
Special drawing rights2,1622,041－121
Reserve position in the IMF1,1921,26674
Other reserve assets135,459133,488－1,970
Total assets1,013,3641,018,0384,674Total liabilities684,062676,482－7,580
Net international investment position329,302341,55612,254
Central bank and general government16,567－6,902－23,469
Sectors other than the central bank and general government312,735348,45835,723
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank42,24349,2116,968
Other financial corporations280,460265,941－14,518
Others－9,96833,30543,273

Figures in "Others" include figures of nonfinancial corporations, households, and nonprofit institutions serving households.

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