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International Investment Position of Japan (End of 2019)

International Investment Position of Japan
End of 2019

(¥ billion)

International Investment Position of Japan End of 2019
AssetsLiabilities
1. Direct investment202,8331. Direct investment33,871
Equity other than reinvestment of earnings141,953Equity other than reinvestment of earnings18,542
Reinvestment of earnings42,510Reinvestment of earnings7,788
Debt instruments18,370Debt instruments7,541
2. Portfolio investment503,1342. Portfolio investment396,302
Equity and investment fund shares207,811Equity and investment fund shares209,923
Equity securities other than investment fund shares96,980Equity securities other than investment fund shares205,808
Central bank14
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
532Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
10,342
General government7 
Other financial corporations91,216Other financial corporations9,926
Others5,211Others185,539
Investment fund shares or units110,831Investment fund shares or units4,116
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
18,727
General government21
Other financial corporations85,911Other financial corporations4,116
Others6,171Others
Debt securities295,324Debt securities186,379
Long-term291,926Long-term118,340
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
91,733Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
15,058
General government367General government92,917
Other financial corporations179,406Other financial corporations2,944
Others20,419Others7,420
Short-term3,398Short-term68,039
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
1,880Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
1,109
General government1General government66,537
Other financial corporations788Other financial corporations23
Others729Others370

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

34,300

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

33,304
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
7,062Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
7,315
General government10General government14
Other financial corporations27,227Other financial corporations25,939
Others1Others37
4. Other investment212,9414. Other investment269,728
Other equity15,221Other equity1,059
Currency and deposits18,182Currency and deposits49,483
Central bank32,230
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
5,949Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
17,253
General government9
Other financial corporations7,233
Others4,990
Loans140,330Loans182,109
[Long-term]78,352[Long-term]11,127
[Short-term]61,979[Short-term]170,982
Central bank
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
76,281Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
102,620
General government22,330General government
Other financial corporations39,109Other financial corporations76,150
Others2,609Others3,339
Insurance and pension reserves1,255Insurance and pension reserves246
Other financial corporations1,192Other financial corporations246
Others64
Trade credit and advances8,531Trade credit and advances2,816
[Long-term]1,500[Long-term]21
[Short-term]7,031[Short-term]2,795
General government1,329
Other financial corporations19Other financial corporations
Others7,184Others2,816
Other accounts receivable29,422Other accounts payable32,161
[Long-term]9,025[Long-term]471
[Short-term]20,397[Short-term]31,690
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
17,972Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
18,671
General government329General government419
Other financial corporations8,515Other financial corporations12,453
Others2,605Others618
 Special drawing rights1,854
5. Reserve assets144,521
Monetary gold4,090
Special drawing rights2,093
Reserve position in the IMF1,223
Other reserve assets137,116
Total assets1,097,731Total liabilities733,206
Net international investment position364,525
Central bank and general government-17,953
Sectors other than the central bank and general government382,478
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank
48,579
Other financial corporations311,979
Others21,920

International Investment Position of Japan
(Ends of 2018 and 2019)

(¥ billion)

International Investment Position of Japan
(Ends of 2017 and 2019)
AssetsEnd of
2018
End of
2019
Changes
from
previous
year-end
LiabilitiesEnd of
2018
End of
2019
Changes
from
previous
year-end
1. Direct investment181,882202,83320,9521. Direct investment30,68333,8713,188
Equity other than reinvestment of earnings124,039141,95317,915Equity other than reinvestment of earnings16,65118,5421,891
Reinvestment of earnings39,82842,5102,682Reinvestment of earnings7,2687,788520
Debt instruments18,01518,370355Debt instruments6,7647,541777
2. Portfolio investment450,942503,13452,1922. Portfolio investment351,191396,30245,112
Equity and investment fund shares180,847207,81126,963Equity and investment fund shares176,300209,92333,623
Equity securities other than investment fund shares78,50096,98018,480Equity securities other than investment fund shares172,918205,80832,889
Central bank1414-0
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank544532-12Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank10,36910,342-26
General government137-6   
Other financial corporations73,79691,21617,420Other financial corporations8,6619,9261,265
Others4,1335,2111,078Others153,888185,53931,651
Investment fund shares or units102,347110,8318,484Investment fund shares or units3,3824,116733
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank19,70418,727-977
General government16215
Other financial corporations77,25585,9118,656Other financial corporations3,3824,116733
Others5,3726,171799Others
Debt securities270,095295,32425,229Debt securities174,890186,37911,489
Long-term265,532291,92626,394Long-term102,544118,34015,796
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank82,37091,7339,364Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank13,11915,0581,939
General government400367-33General government79,58892,91713,329
Other financial corporations162,422179,40616,985Other financial corporations2,7272,944218
Others20,34020,41979Others7,1107,420310
Short-term4,5643,398-1,166Short-term72,34768,039-4,307
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank2,5861,880-706Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank6481,109462
General government21-1General government71,23466,537-4,696
Other financial corporations965788-177Other financial corporations19234
Others1,012729-283Others446370-76

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

32,13734,3002,163

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

30,69833,3042,607
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank6,7137,062349Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank6,8227,315493
General government6104General government1914-5
Other financial corporations25,41927,2271,809Other financial corporations23,78825,9392,151
Others11Others6937-33
4. Other investment212,809212,9411324. Other investment264,026269,7285,702
Other equity11,93715,2213,285Other equity9641,05994
Currency and deposits17,10218,1821,079Currency and deposits42,11749,4837,365
Central bank25,13932,2307,091
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank5,0675,949882Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank16,97817,253274
General government169-7
Other financial corporations7,2367,233-2
Others4,7834,990207
Loans138,951140,3301,379Loans177,275182,1094,835
[Long-term]75,14078,3523,211[Long-term]11,46011,127-333
[Short-term]63,81161,979-1,832[Short-term]165,814170,9825,168
Central bank
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank80,47476,281-4,192Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank99,061102,6203,559
General government22,55622,330-226General government
Other financial corporations33,80439,1095,305Other financial corporations75,46976,150681
Others2,1162,609493Others2,7453,339594
Insurance and pension reserves1,0061,255249Insurance and pension reserves22824618
Other financial corporations9511,192241Other financial corporations22824618
Others55648
Trade credit and advances8,6038,531-72Trade credit and advances2,7322,81684
[Long-term]1,0991,500401[Long-term]4721-26
[Short-term]7,5047,031-474[Short-term]2,6862,795109
General government8801,329449
Other financial corporations14194Other financial corporations0-0
Others7,7097,184-526Others2,7322,81684
Other accounts receivable35,21029,422-5,788Other accounts payable38,82332,161-6,662
[Long-term]10,1429,025-1,117[Long-term]645471-174
[Short-term]25,06820,397-4,672[Short-term]38,17831,690-6,488
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank19,74617,972-1,774Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank21,75018,671-3,079
General government330329-0General government4154194
Other financial corporations12,9498,515-4,434Other financial corporations16,29712,453-3,844
Others2,1852,605420Others361618257
Special drawing rights1,8871,854-32
5. Reserve assets140,276144,5214,245
Monetary gold3,4814,090609
Special drawing rights2,0412,09352
Reserve position in the IMF1,2661,223-43
Other reserve assets133,488137,1163,627
Total assets1,018,0471,097,73179,684Total liabilities676,597733,20656,609
Net international investment position341,450364,52523,076
Central bank and general government-6,906-17,953-11,047
Sectors other than the central bank and general government348,356382,47834,123
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank49,20448,579-625
Other financial corporations265,931311,97946,048
Others33,22021,920-11,300

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