TOKYO -- Net foreign direct investment by Japan in the U.S. reached a record high of 11.73 trillion yen ($77.3 billion) in 2024, Japanese government data shows, continuing its rise while economic and geopolitical concerns chilled spending in China.
Japan's global outward FDI grew 17% on the year to 31.63 trillion yen on a net basis, the highest figure in data going back to 1996, according to preliminary balance-of-payments data released Monday by the Ministry of Finance. This includes acquisitions of foreign companies and spending on overseas facilities, minus capital withdrawn.
