International Investment Position of Japan

Ministry of Finance

International Investment Position of Japan (End of C.Y. 1996)
International Investment Position of Japan (Ends of 1995 and 1996)
Total Net Assets in the past (published under the former statistics)

International Investment Position of Japan

End of C.Y. 1996

(billion yen)

Assets Liabilities
       
1.Direct Investment_ 29,999 1.Direct Investment 3,473
2.Portforio Investment 108,711 2.Portforio Investment 64,840
  Equity Securities 17,968   Equity Securities 36,615
    Public Sector 0        
    Banking Sector 2,071     Banking Sector 3,602
    Other Sector 15,897     Other Sector 33,013
  Debt Securities 90,743   Debt Securities 28,226
    Bonds and Notes 86,457     Bonds and Notes 22,106
      Public Sector 7,516       Public Sector 11,326
      Banking Sector 20,391       Banking Sector 806
      Other Sector 58,550       Other Sector 9,974
    Money market Instruments 3,826     Money market Instruments 5,804
      Public Sector 70       Public Sector 5,643
      Banking Sector 1,360       Banking Sector 0
      Other Sector 2,396       Other Sector 161
    Financial Derivatives 461     Financial Derivatives 315
      Public Sector 0       Public Sector 0
      Banking Sector 345       Banking Sector 277
      Other Sector 115       Other Sector 38
4.Other Investment 143,751 4.Other Investment 136,031
  Loans 101,989   Loans 103,351
    Public Sector 14,645     Public Sector 0
    Banking Sector 68,966     Banking Sector 53,616
    Other Sector 18,378     Other Sector 49,734
    [Long-term] 46,321     [Long-term] 22,425
    [Short-term] 55,668     [Short-term]_ 80,925
               
  Trade Credits 6,378   Trade Credits 1,410
    Public Sector 1,211     Public Sector 0
    Other Sector 5,167     Other Sector 1,410
    [Long-term] 4,518     [Long-term] 150
    [Short-term] 1,860     [Short-term] 1,260
               
  Currency and Deposits 15,796   Currency and Deposits 25,421
    Public Sector 0     Public Sector 2
    Banking Sector 14,994     Banking Sector 25,420
    Other Sector 802        
  Other Assets 19,589     Other Liabilities 5,849
    Public Sector 3,918     Public Sector 1,317
    Banking Sector 5,725     Banking Sector 2,343
    Other Sector 9,945     Other Sector 2,189
    [Long-term] 13,803     [Long-term] 168
    [Short-term] 5,785     [Short-term] 5,681
4. Reserve Assets 25,242        
Total Assets 307,703 Total Liabilities 204,344
  Total Net Assets 103,359
  Public Sector 34,314
  Private Sector (Banking and Other) 69,044
  (Banking Sector) (27,789)

(Note) Assets and Liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are converted into yen by the rates at the end of 1996.

International Investment Position of Japan

(ENDS OF 1995 AND 1996)

(billion yen)

Assets End of1995 End of 1996 Changes from Previous Year-end Liabilities End of1995 End of 1996 Changes from Previous Year-end
                           
1.Direct Investment 24,520 29,999 5,479 1.Direct Investment 3,448 3,473 25
2.Portforio Investment 88,257 108,711 20,454 2.Portforio Investment 56,379 64,840 8,461
  Equity Securities 15,040 17,968 2,927   Equity Securities 31,495 36,615 5,120
    Public Sector 0 0 - 0              
    Banking Sector 1,824 2,071 247     Banking Sector 2,668 3,602 933
    Other Sector 13,216 15,897 2,681     Other Sector 28,826 33,013 4,187
  Debt Securities 73,217 90,743 17,526   Debt Securities 24,884 28,226 3,341
    Bonds and Notes 70,707 86,457 15,750     Bonds and Notes 18,855 22,106 3,251
      Public Sector 7,313 7,516 204       Public Sector 9,549 11,326 1,777
      Banking Sector 18,613 20,391 1,778       Banking Sector 552 806 254
      Other Sector 44,781 58,550 13,769       Other Sector 8,754 9,974 1,221
    Money market Instruments 2,181 3,826 1,645     Money market Instruments 5,736 5,804 68
      Public Sector 63 70 8       Public Sector 5,596 5,643 47
      Banking Sector 957 1,360 403       Banking Sector 2 0 - 2
      Other Sector 1,161 2,396 1,235       Other Sector 138 161 23
    Financial Derivatives 330 461 131     Financial Derivatives 293 315 22
      Public Sector 0 0 0       Public Sector 0 0 0
      Banking Sector 271 345 74       Banking Sector 239 277 38
      Other Sector 59 115 56       Other Sector 54 38 - 16
4.Other Investment 139,129 143,751 4,623 4.Other Investment 126,839 136,031 9,192
  Loans 97,489 101,989 4,500   Loans 97,759 103,351 5,591
    Public Sector 13,839 14,645 806     Public Sector 0 0 0
    Banking Sector 68,898 68,966 68     Banking Sector 51,880 53,616 1,736
    Other Sector 14,752 18,378 3,626     Other Sector 45,881 49,734 3,854
    [Long-term] 45,364 46,321 957     [Long-term] 21,856 22,425 569
    [Short-term] 52,124 55,668 3,543     [Short-term] 75,905 80,925 5,020
                       
    Trade Credits 6,180 6,378 197     Trade Credits 1,306 1,410 104
    Public Sector 1,303 1,211 - 92     Public Sector 0 0 0
    Other Sector 4,878 5,167 290     Other Sector 1,306 1,410 104
    [Long-term] 4,850 4,518 - 332     [Long-term] 175 150 - 24
    [Short-term] 1,331 1,860 529     [Short-term] 1,131 1,260 128
                       
  Currency and Deposits 20,273 15,796 - 4,477   Currency and Deposits 22,645 25,421 2,776
    Public Sector 0 0 0     Public Sector 7 2 - 5
    Banking Sector 19,495 14,994 - 4,501     Banking Sector 22,638 25,420 2,781
    Other Sector 778 802 24            
                       
  Other Assets 15,187 19,589 4,402   Other Liabilities 5,129 5,849 720
    Public Sector 3,959 3,918 - 41     Public Sector 1,538 1,317 - 220
    Banking Sector 5,310 5,725 416     Banking Sector 2,127 2,343 216
    Other Sector 5,919 9,945 4,027     Other Sector 1,464 2,189 725
    [Long-term] 9,649 13,803 4,154     [Long-term] 98 168 69
    [Short-term] 5,538 5,785 247     [Short-term] 5,030 5,681 651
                           
4. Reserve Assets 18,832 25,242 6,410              
Total Assets 270,738 307,703 36,965 Total Liabilities 186,666 204,344 17,678
              Total Net Assets 84,072 103,359 19,286
              Public Sector 28,618 34,314 5,696
              Private Sector (Banking and Other) 55,454 69,044 13,590
              (Banking Sector) (35,261) (27,789) (-7,472)

 

Total Net Assets in the past (published under the former statistics)

(billion yen)

  1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994
Net assets 28,865 30,199 36,745 42,543 44,016 47,498 64,153 68,823 66,813