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International Investment Position of Japan (End of 2020)

International Investment Position of Japan (End of 2020)

(¥ billion)

International Investment Position of Japan (Ends of 2019 and 2020)
AssetsLiabilities
1. Direct investment205,9711. Direct investment39,669
Equity other than reinvestment of earnings146,347Equity other than reinvestment of earnings18,605
Reinvestment of earnings39,648Reinvestment of earnings7,722
Debt instruments19,976Debt instruments13,342
2. Portfolio investment525,7862. Portfolio investment426,022
Equity and investment fund shares215,388Equity and investment fund shares219,657
Equity securities other than investment fund shares104,670Equity securities other than investment fund shares214,189
Central bank13
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		774Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		7,176
General government18　
Other financial corporations97,646Other financial corporations7,823
Others6,218Others199,191
Investment fund shares or units110,718Investment fund shares or units5,468
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		13,292
General government28
Other financial corporations90,959Other financial corporations5,468
Others6,439Others―
Debt securities310,398Debt securities206,365
Long-term306,318Long-term117,051
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		95,204Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		15,997
General government286General government89,326
Other financial corporations192,900Other financial corporations3,151
Others17,927Others8,578
Short-term4,081Short-term89,314
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		1,745Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		987
General government―General government87,867
Other financial corporations1,263Other financial corporations11
Others1,073Others449

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

44,698

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

42,349
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		9,410Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		9,292
General government14General government10
Other financial corporations35,274Other financial corporations33,015
Others1Others33
4. Other investment225,4584. Other investment281,116
Other equity17,721Other equity1,173
Currency and deposits19,330Currency and deposits44,595
Central bank28,191
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		6,448Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		16,404
General government6
Other financial corporations7,891
Others4,985
Loans141,498Loans196,045
[Long-term]77,511[Long-term]11,895
[Short-term]63,987[Short-term]184,150
Central bank―
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		74,361Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		105,955
General government22,825General government―
Other financial corporations41,240Other financial corporations86,481
Others3,072Others3,609
Insurance and pension reserves1,530Insurance and pension reserves224
Other financial corporations1,462Other financial corporations224
Others68
Trade credit and advances8,307Trade credit and advances2,509
[Long-term]1,680[Long-term]27
[Short-term]6,627[Short-term]2,482
General government1,486
Other financial corporations7Other financial corporations―
Others6,814Others2,509
Other accounts receivable37,073Other accounts payable34,742
[Long-term]12,361[Long-term]344
[Short-term]24,712[Short-term]34,397
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		22,276Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		16,157
General government356General government346
Other financial corporations10,517Other financial corporations17,199
Others3,924Others1,040
Special drawing rights1,828
5. Reserve assets144,214
Monetary gold4,807
Special drawing rights2,088
Reserve position in the IMF1,565
Other reserve assets135,753
Total assets1,146,126Total liabilities789,156
Net international investment position356,970
Central bank and general government－31,217
Sectors other than the central bank and general government388,186
Deposit-taking corporations,
except the central bank		52,452
Other financial corporations330,343
Others5,391

International Investment Position of Japan
(Ends of 2019 and 2020)

(¥ billion)

International Investment Position of Japan
(Ends of 2019 and 2020)
AssetsEnd of
2019		End of
2020		Changes
from
previous
year-end		LiabilitiesEnd of
2019		End of
2020		Changes
from
previous
year-end
1. Direct investment204,168205,9711,8021. Direct investment34,33039,6695,339
Equity other than reinvestment of earnings143,696146,3472,652Equity other than reinvestment of earnings18,33918,605267
Reinvestment of earnings42,35139,648－2,703Reinvestment of earnings7,8127,722－90
Debt instruments18,12119,9761,854Debt instruments8,18013,3425,162
2. Portfolio investment494,979525,78630,8072. Portfolio investment396,243426,02229,779
Equity and investment fund shares207,866215,3887,522Equity and investment fund shares209,923219,6579,734
Equity securities other than investment fund shares97,221104,6707,449Equity securities other than investment fund shares205,808214,1898,382
Central bank1413－0
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank532774242Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank10,3427,176－3,167
General government71811
Other financial corporations91,45797,6466,189Other financial corporations9,9267,823－2,103
Others5,2116,2181,007Others185,539199,19113,651
Investment fund shares or units110,645110,71873Investment fund shares or units4,1165,4681,352
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank18,72713,292－5,435
General government21286
Other financial corporations85,72690,9595,233Other financial corporations4,1165,4681,352
Others6,1716,439268Others―――
Debt securities287,113310,39823,285Debt securities186,320206,36520,045
Long-term283,715306,31822,602Long-term118,281117,051－1,229
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank91,73395,2043,471Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank15,05815,997938
General government367286－80General government92,85889,326－3,532
Other financial corporations171,196192,90021,704Other financial corporations2,9443,151206
Others20,41917,927－2,493Others7,4208,5781,158
Short-term3,3984,081683Short-term68,03989,31421,274
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank1,8801,745－135Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank1,109987－122
General government1―－1General government66,53787,86721,330
Other financial corporations7881,263475Other financial corporations2311－12
Others7291,073344Others37044979

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

34,30144,69810,396

3. Financial derivatives (other than reserves)

33,30542,3499,044
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank7,0639,4102,347Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank7,3159,2921,976
General government10143General government1410－4
Other financial corporations27,22735,2748,046Other financial corporations25,93933,0157,076
Others110Others3733－4
4. Other investment212,579225,45812,8794. Other investment269,656281,11611,460
Other equity15,22617,7212,495Other equity1,0591,173115
Currency and deposits17,80519,3301,525Currency and deposits49,48344,595－4,887
Central bank32,23028,191－4,039
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank5,9666,448482Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank17,25316,404－848
General government86－3
Other financial corporations7,2387,891652
Others4,5924,985394
Loans140,312141,4981,185Loans182,113196,04513,932
[Long-term]78,33077,511－819[Long-term]11,14111,895754
[Short-term]61,98263,9872,004[Short-term]170,972184,15013,178
Central bank―――
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank76,28174,361－1,920Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank102,385105,9553,570
General government22,33022,825495General government―――
Other financial corporations39,11141,2402,129Other financial corporations76,15086,48110,331
Others2,5893,072483Others3,5773,60932
Insurance and pension reserves1,2841,530246Insurance and pension reserves237224－14
Other financial corporations1,2201,462242Other financial corporations237224－14
Others64684
Trade credit and advances8,5318,307－224Trade credit and advances2,8162,509－307
[Long-term]1,5001,680179[Long-term]21276
[Short-term]7,0316,627－404[Short-term]2,7952,482－313
General government1,3291,486157
Other financial corporations197－12Other financial corporations―――
Others7,1846,814－369Others2,8162,509－307
Other accounts receivable29,42137,0737,652Other accounts payable32,09434,7422,647
[Long-term]8,89912,3613,462[Long-term]471344－126
[Short-term]20,52224,7124,190[Short-term]31,62434,3972,774
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank17,97122,2764,305Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank18,60316,157－2,447
General government32935627General government419346－73
Other financial corporations8,51510,5172,002Other financial corporations12,45417,1994,745
Others2,6053,9241,318Others6181,040422
Special drawing rights1,8541,828－27
5. Reserve assets144,521144,214－308
Monetary gold4,0904,807718
Special drawing rights2,0932,088－5
Reserve position in the IMF1,2231,565342
Other reserve assets137,116135,753－1,362
Total assets1,090,5491,146,12655,577Total liabilities733,534789,15655,623
Net international investment position357,015356,970－46
Central bank and general government－17,894－31,217－13,323
Sectors other than the central bank and general government374,909388,18613,277
Deposit-taking corporations, except the central bank48,89852,4523,554
Other financial corporations303,872330,34326,471
Others22,1395,391－16,748

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

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