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Net International Investment Position by Country

Japan has the highest Net International Investment Position in 2023 ($3.32T), followed by Germany ($3.27T) and China ($2.91T). United States has the lowest (-$19.85T).

Economics172 countries · 1 metricUpdated Feb 27, 2025Original page
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Net International Investment PositionBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Net International Investment Position, 2023

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Ranking

Highest first: the first 15 and last 5 of 126 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
-$6.12B
Middle half -$55.81B – $5.36B
Average
-$78.18B
126 countries
Highest
$3.32T
Japan
Lowest
-$19.85T
United States

Over time · 2010–2023

The top 5 in 2023, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Japan
  • Germany
  • China
  • Hong Kong
  • Norway

Data

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126 countries · # = rank by Net International Investment Position
#
1Japan$3.32T
2Germany$3.27T
3China$2.91T
4Hong Kong$1.78T
5Norway$1.5T
6Canada$1.27T
7Switzerland$886.27B
8Singapore$859.63B
9South Korea$810.29B
10Saudi Arabia$785.13B
11Netherlands$624.07B
12Belgium$339.63B
13Israel$212.54B
14Denmark$209.36B
15Sweden$205.28B
16Italy$174.53B
17Kuwait$113.56B
18Argentina$108.44B
19South Africa$101.67B
20Austria$86.61B
21Algeria$49.29B
22Mauritius$47.05B
23Finland$29.51B
24Luxembourg$29B
25Malaysia$26.94B
26Timor-Leste$18.47B
27Malta$15.39B
28Uzbekistan$12.61B
29Iceland$11.42B
30Trinidad and Tobago$10.74B
31Thailand$7.64B
32Botswana$5.62B
33Palestine$4.58B
34Slovenia$1.64B
35Kiribati$1.11B
36Eswatini$1B
37Lithuania$990.89M
38Nepal$887.66M
39Nauru$377.08M
40Namibia$246.04M
41Samoa$109.64M
42Tonga$107.25M
43Montserrat$90M
44Solomon Islands-$207.88M
45Lesotho-$363.49M
46Dominica-$370.92M
47Seychelles-$818.8M
48Saint Kitts and Nevis-$871.98M
49Anguilla-$1.11B
50Saint Lucia-$1.31B
51Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-$1.73B
52Grenada-$1.81B
53Haiti-$1.84B
54Antigua and Barbuda-$2.33B
55Suriname-$2.8B
56Djibouti-$3.38B
57Guatemala-$3.41B
58Cape Verde-$3.42B
59Tajikistan-$3.71B
60Bhutan-$3.94B
61Aruba-$3.97B
62Malawi-$5.35B
63Moldova-$5.96B
64Bosnia and Herzegovina-$6.28B
65Bulgaria-$7.12B
66Montenegro-$8.37B
67Estonia-$8.88B
68North Macedonia-$9.18B
69Rwanda-$10.04B
70Albania-$10.58B
71Bolivia-$11.02B
72Latvia-$11.22B
73Ukraine-$11.49B
74Armenia-$11.7B
75Paraguay-$15.53B
76Uruguay-$16.47B
77Nicaragua-$17.89B
78Honduras-$18.14B
79El Salvador-$18.26B
80Belarus-$18.94B
81Angola-$20.33B
82Croatia-$22.51B
83Jamaica-$24.22B
84Ecuador-$24.47B
85Zambia-$28.52B
86Uganda-$28.88B
87Georgia-$30.14B
88Cyprus-$31.76B
89Cambodia-$37.44B
90Costa Rica-$39.47B
91Mongolia-$41.57B
92Czechia-$45.68B
93Philippines-$49.86B
94Jordan-$53.63B
95Serbia-$56.53B
96Kenya-$58.77B
97Chile-$63.91B
98Kazakhstan-$67.66B
99Mozambique-$68.48B
100Panama-$72.07B
101Slovakia-$74.61B
102Tunisia-$77.12B
103Hungary-$79.78B
104Morocco-$81.74B
105Nigeria-$88.5B
106Bangladesh-$92.31B
107Peru-$105.93B
108Pakistan-$130.62B
109New Zealand-$133.33B
110Romania-$141.12B
111Colombia-$191.45B
112Portugal-$212.75B
113Indonesia-$261.55B
114Egypt-$265.22B
115Poland-$281.53B
116Turkey-$316.36B
117Greece-$346.72B
118India-$370.33B
119Ireland-$573.58B
120Australia-$573.77B
121Mexico-$756.14B
122United Kingdom-$838.13B
123Spain-$855.2B
124France-$876.49B
125Brazil-$1T
126United States-$19.85T

What correlates with Net International Investment Position (2023)?

Pearson r against 1,534 other country metrics sharing at least 76 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Net International Investment Position tend to score higher on these

  1. Total US TroopsUS Troop Presence by Country
    r = +0.63 · strong · n = 106
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  2. Gold Reserves ValueGold Reserves by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 86
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  3. Manufacturing ValueManufacturing by Country
    r = +0.59 · strong · n = 96
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  4. Total UN FundingUN Funding by Country
    r = +0.56 · strong · n = 96
    Plot
  5. Gold ReservesGold Reserves by Country
    r = +0.54 · strong · n = 80
    Plot
  6. US Air Force TroopsUS Troop Presence by Country
    r = +0.52 · strong · n = 88
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Net International Investment Position tend to score lower on these

  1. Non-Melanoma Prevalence - MaleMale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 122
    Plot
  2. LDS CongregationsLatter-Day Saints (LDS) Population by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 105
    Plot
  3. Non-Melanoma Prevalence - AllSkin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 122
    Plot
  4. Non-Melanoma Prevalence - FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 122
    Plot
  5. Non-Melanoma SCNC FemaleFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 122
    Plot
  6. Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer New Cases Both SexesSkin Cancer Rates by Country
    r = −0.94 · very strong · n = 122
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Net International Investment Position?
Japan has the highest Net International Investment Position in 2023, at $3.32T, followed by Germany ($3.27T) and China ($2.91T).
Which country has the lowest Net International Investment Position?
United States has the lowest Net International Investment Position in 2023, at -$19.85T.
What is the median Net International Investment Position across countries?
The median is -$6.12B across the 126 countries with data in 2023.
Where does this net international investment position by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: International_Investment_Position_b Sheet; International Investment Position by Indicator - IMF.

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