{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-vc-investment-total/","title":"Japan Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2024)","description":"Japan's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 2,341.3 USD millions in 2024, +23.2% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2009–2024.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","Japan","2024"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"Japan","temporal_coverage":"2009/2024","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2024","variable_measured":"Japan Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2009–2024"},{"label":"Observations","value":"16"},{"label":"Geography","value":"Japan"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"Japan (2024)","value":"2,341.3","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+23.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+23.2%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"16","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"Japan Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":16,"observations":[{"period":"2009","value":935.1278902367881},{"period":"2010","value":1289.5894417712486},{"period":"2011","value":1553.7355017658226},{"period":"2012","value":1284.5822155103072},{"period":"2013","value":1862.787783841976},{"period":"2014","value":1105.2927653589772},{"period":"2015","value":1109.5136603853905},{"period":"2016","value":1367.7363130462852},{"period":"2017","value":1678.7597236290694},{"period":"2018","value":2285.751972625642},{"period":"2019","value":2502.530374235373},{"period":"2020","value":2074.463747005251},{"period":"2021","value":3031.3156544521244},{"period":"2022","value":2449.464296013889},{"period":"2023","value":1900.476257115016},{"period":"2024","value":2341.3403139910315}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2024","value":"2341.3","yoyChange":"+23.2%"},{"year":"2023","value":"1900.5","yoyChange":"-22.4%"},{"year":"2022","value":"2449.5","yoyChange":"-19.2%"},{"year":"2021","value":"3031.3","yoyChange":"+46.1%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2074.5","yoyChange":"-17.1%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2502.5","yoyChange":"+9.5%"},{"year":"2018","value":"2285.8","yoyChange":"+36.2%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1678.8","yoyChange":"+22.7%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1367.7","yoyChange":"+23.3%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1109.5","yoyChange":"+0.4%"},{"year":"2014","value":"1105.3","yoyChange":"-40.7%"},{"year":"2013","value":"1862.8","yoyChange":"+45.0%"},{"year":"2012","value":"1284.6","yoyChange":"-17.3%"},{"year":"2011","value":"1553.7","yoyChange":"+20.5%"},{"year":"2010","value":"1289.6","yoyChange":"+37.9%"},{"year":"2009","value":"935.1","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in Japan from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2024. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2009–2024 (16 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 3,031.3 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 935.1 in 2009. The latest reading of 2,341.3 in 2024 represents a change of +23.2%."}]}