Japan Outward FDI by Industry
Quarterly net flows of Japan's direct investment abroad by industry of the Japanese investor, world total, since the third quarter of 2016, in 100 million yen: 12 manufacturing and 10 non-manufacturing industries.
| Indicator | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | Q1-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total2 | 49,512.94 | 76,499.97 | 58,482.52 | 79,836.02 | 64,881.57 | 82,406.95 | 81,137.4 | 73,771.48 | 67,213.88 | 57,074.6 | 87,763.35 | 61,702.15 | 50,652.4 | |
| Manufacturing (total)12 | 19,518 | 25,577.19 | 23,410.02 | 49,443.95 | 23,334.25 | 21,045.73 | 15,482.3 | 29,211.42 | 14,043.13 | 24,445.32 | 28,832.74 | 18,116.2 | 17,724.21 | |
| Food | 2,101.85 | 4,093.85 | 2,530.1 | 6,766.8 | 3,357.5 | 2,696.37 | 1,336.16 | 1,186.67 | 1,820.31 | 5,070.24 | 4,472.43 | 2,130.19 | 1,225.91 | |
| Textile | 232.92 | 67.12 | 131.44 | -588.74 | 378.62 | 493.04 | 58.04 | -26.38 | 372.34 | -74.14 | 197.18 | -6.39 | 975.76 | |
| Lumber and pulp | 1,057.41 | 50.47 | 88.89 | -101.79 | -125.33 | -459.97 | -51.04 | 1,509.13 | 607.5 | 931.56 | 504.1 | 598.62 | 273.19 | |
| Chemicals and pharmaceuticals | 5,392.68 | 4,980.69 | 2,688.08 | 4,085.47 | 11,186.94 | 6,220.44 | 3,435.87 | 11,021.79 | 3,661.09 | 5,391.37 | 12,820 | 1,483.54 | 5,586.37 | |
| Petroleum | 9.61 | -41.76 | 271.87 | 143.53 | 112.25 | -185.88 | 206.43 | 95.27 | 499.15 | 232.71 | 166.94 | 89.55 | -43.63 | |
| Rubber and leather | 403.64 | 342.35 | 333.13 | 636.59 | 1,283.66 | 468.49 | 347.03 | 632.43 | 590.37 | 608.34 | 560.75 | 3,837.94 | 344.79 | |
| Glass and ceramics | 229.96 | 342 | 462.71 | 286.68 | 506.73 | 917.35 | 243.66 | 90.71 | -27.04 | 613.6 | 55.14 | 389.68 | 585.27 | |
| Iron, non-ferrous and metals | 1,721.01 | 1,197.87 | 1,823.52 | 23,398.06 | 402.55 | 2,080.75 | 1,180.02 | 2,511.71 | 1,235.39 | 2,553.78 | 1,422.03 | 1,583.03 | 1,602.4 | |
| General machinery | 1,803.25 | 1,292.11 | 2,650.28 | 2,045.3 | 2,339.86 | 2,568.6 | 2,384.14 | 4,065.7 | 1,243.67 | 1,362.01 | 1,799.17 | 1,792.76 | 2,325.83 | |
| Electric machinery | 2,318.88 | 3,459.14 | 3,126.47 | 2,596.62 | 2,887.94 | 3,934.88 | 1,482.9 | 2,527.47 | 1,054.27 | 3,014.31 | 3,157.98 | 3,509.02 | 3,006.91 | |
| Transportation equipment | 3,173.49 | 6,443.17 | 11,015.29 | 6,510.73 | 271.43 | 1,818 | 3,571.84 | 4,819.72 | 1,566.17 | 3,034.22 | 2,764.25 | 1,449.63 | 1,597.18 | |
| Precision machinery | -204.58 | 2,302.89 | -2,398.13 | 500.7 | 224.84 | 330.03 | 470.24 | 252.02 | 302.39 | 875.03 | 196.39 | 567.94 | -56.84 | |
| Non-manufacturing (total)10 | 29,994.94 | 50,922.78 | 35,072.5 | 30,392.07 | 41,547.32 | 61,361.22 | 65,655.1 | 44,560.06 | 53,170.75 | 32,629.28 | 58,930.61 | 43,585.95 | 32,928.19 | |
| Farming and forestry | 692.62 | 245.19 | 85.6 | -80.69 | 399.74 | -167.49 | -163.27 | 473.61 | 141.95 | 91.16 | 46.33 | 136.64 | 43.13 | |
| Fishery and marine products | 1.45 | 549.01 | -0.07 | 182.03 | -8.72 | -22.1 | -4.12 | 16.71 | 654.73 | 12.2 | 21.97 | -4.64 | 4.21 | |
| Mining | 4,263.95 | 6,016.17 | 2,711.59 | 4,421.08 | 4,663.34 | 4,475.93 | 4,554.06 | 3,513.61 | 4,938.77 | 6,651.83 | 5,988.22 | 4,602.26 | 3,670.34 | |
| Construction | 808.31 | 942.66 | -957.94 | 940.27 | 421.23 | 1,294.42 | 631.45 | 712.46 | 596.81 | 965.88 | 501.02 | 394.47 | 228.2 | |
| Transportation | 1,640 | 4,006.08 | 1,660.36 | 4,099.17 | 227.84 | 679.36 | -136.8 | -462.13 | 1,299.5 | -126.08 | 961.81 | 931.57 | 843.49 | |
| Communications | 8,763.17 | -13,445.46 | 9,809.45 | 5,479.58 | 9,982.91 | 4,259.75 | 20,619.47 | 1,132.59 | 2,995.72 | 2,998.34 | 2,835.44 | 4,213.51 | 2,968.21 | |
| Wholesale and retail | 9,918.96 | 8,405.01 | 4,789.44 | 1,071.26 | 8,268.33 | 15,085.09 | 14,572.86 | 11,606.87 | 10,488.08 | 8,544.42 | 18,112.04 | 11,849.61 | 10,649.83 | |
| Finance and insurance | 2,605.55 | 33,226.24 | 12,300.52 | 3,832.14 | 11,358.45 | 24,322.13 | 17,970.3 | 19,678.74 | 28,109.99 | 2,033.02 | 22,467.49 | 12,458.05 | 7,180.29 | |
| Real estate | 184.04 | 5,085.04 | 2,022.19 | 3,621.68 | 2,484.92 | 3,874.61 | 2,251.81 | 9,624.5 | 2,222.56 | 4,521.93 | 3,440.7 | 2,706.42 | 2,374.8 | |
| Services | -1,303.3 | 1,119.17 | 3,096.12 | 4,466.38 | 1,208.47 | 3,512.28 | 2,933.53 | -2,123.58 | 103.82 | 3,729.34 | 1,654.55 | 4,063.27 | 2,434.29 |
Latest reading
Total stood at 49,512.94 100 million yen in Q1 2026. That is −35.3% from Q4 2025 and −23.7% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q3 2016 to Q1 2026.
- Latest
- 49,512.94 100 million yen
- Q1 2026
- vs previous period
- −35.3%
- Q4 2025
- vs a year earlier
- −23.7%
About this data
Quarterly net flows of Japan's direct investment abroad by industry of the Japanese investor, world total, since the third quarter of 2016, in 100 million yen: 12 manufacturing and 10 non-manufacturing industries. Figures follow the directional principle (investment by an affiliate in its parent is netted as disinvestment by the parent), so they differ from the balance-of-payments direct investment on the asset/liability principle. Industry sub-totals include confidential cells and 'other' industries, so the listed industries do not add up to them. Source: Bank of Japan.
