Japanese financial assets abroad, 1996 to 2025 Stacked area chart of Japan's gross external financial assets by category, in trillions of yen. Japanese financial assets abroad Gross external financial assets at year-end · trillions of yen · 1996–2025 0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 1996 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 Portfolio investment Direct investment Other investment Reserve assets Financial derivatives BPM6 from 2014 Total ¥1,805.6T Portfolio investment Direct investment Other investment Reserve assets Financial derivatives Source: Japan Ministry of Finance, International Investment Position historical data (revised May 26, 2026). Figures through 2013 were rearranged from BPM5 to BPM6; direct BPM6 compilation begins in 2014.