Japan
JPN
Japan: 123.3 million population; high-income economy. Exports: machinery, vehicles, optical instruments; imports: machinery, mineral fuels, chemicals. Parliamentary constitutional monarchy under PM Shigeru Ishiba. G7 member. Yen at multi-decade lows. Defense spending rising amid China/DPRK concerns. Semiconductor investment surge. #29 Big Mac Index.
Headline valuation
Enterprise value
$147.54T
Scenario range
$90.81T – $148.87T
Integration scenario
Contested Integration
Balance sheet
Base enterprise value
$147.54T
Creditor concentration
- High creditor concentration (HHI=0.68)
Climate & resources
Climate status
Stressed (Rank 174 of 212, 1 = most desperate)
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.43
Top acquisition targets (Japan as buyer)
Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Japan acquiring this target.
- Mongolia (MNG): probability 0.30, deal value $70.3B, driver: Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Proximal(3013km)
- Turkmenistan (TKM): probability 0.24, deal value $100.2B, driver: Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Regional(7002km)
- Malaysia (MYS): probability 0.24, deal value $2.32T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Distance_Regional(5328km)
- Uzbekistan (UZB): probability 0.22, deal value $182.8B, driver: Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Regional(5998km)
- Kazakhstan (KAZ): probability 0.21, deal value $1.35T, driver: Resources + Distance_Regional(5563km)
About this valuation
This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework — a five-scenario rigorous model
that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the
full methodology for the formulas and data sources.
Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies