Japan’s trade openness has increased significantly in the last decades as the country is working towards market liberalization and the expansion of trade relations. However, despite the increasing number of bilateral agreements created with trading partners, the United States and China remain Japan's biggest export markets. In 2024, the United States received around ** percent of commodities leaving Japan. China followed with a **** percent share, with general and electrical machinery being major goods exported from Japan to the East Asian partner. What goods are leaving Japan? Japan exported commodities valued at around *** trillion Japanese yen in 2024. Transport equipment and machinery were the leading commodities leaving the country, driven by the prominence of domestic automotive and machinery brands in the global market. Motor vehicles are a long-standing pillar of the export market, with widely recognized brands like Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, and Toyota originating from Japan. Japan’s export position in the global market The demand for Japanese goods has been rising globally, pushed by the favorable impression of quality products among consumers and businesses. While Japan is not a heavily trade-dependent nation, the trade openness ratio jumped to an all-time high in 2022, as the sum of imports and exports constituted almost ** percent share of the gross domestic product. Commodity exports are the main segment in the trade accounts of the Japanese GDP, whereas service exports are a minor segment.

Japan's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$707.39 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Japan's main export partners were: the United States, China and South Korea. The top three export commodities were: Vehicles other than railway, tramway; Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers and Electrical, electronic equipment. Total Imports were valued at US$742.67 Billion. In 2024, Japan had a trade deficit of US$35.28 Billion.

Japan exports for 2023 were 917.02 billion US dollars, a 0.01% increase from 2022.

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<li>Japan exports for 2022 were <strong>916.90 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>0.48% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Japan exports for 2021 were <strong>912.55 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>16.24% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Japan exports for 2020 were <strong>785.06 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>12.16% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Export Prices in Japan decreased to 134.10 points in May from 135.20 points in April of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Export Prices - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Real Net Exports of Good and Services for Japan (JPNRGDPNGS) from Q1 1994 to Q1 2025 about Japan, exports, Net, goods, services, and real.

Key information about Japan Total Exports to USA

• Japan Total Exports to USA recorded 12.567 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with 9.837 USD bn in the previous Jan 2025
• Japan Total Exports to USA data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Feb 2025, with an averaged value of 8.049 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.454 USD bn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 64.000 USD mn in Feb 1961

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to USA into USD. The Ministry of Finance provides Total Exports to USA, FOB, in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports to USA prior to January 1985 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund

Japan: Exports of goods and services as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 21.81 percent, an increase from 21.54 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 45.64 percent, based on data from 154 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1970 to 2023 is 12.99 percent. The minimum value, 8.82 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 21.81 percent was recorded in 2023.

Japan Exports to United States was US$141.52 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Japan Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Key information about Japan Exports: Television

• Japan Exports: Television was reported at 899,977.110 USD th in Dec 2023
• This records a decrease from the previous number of 969,142.369 USD th for Dec 2022
• Japan Exports: Television data is updated yearly, averaging 1,432,879.401 USD th from Dec 1995 to 2023, with 29 observations
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,898,778.716 USD th in 2004 and a record low of 899,977.110 USD th in 2023
• Japan Exports: Television data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
• The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Electronic Sector – Table RF.UNCTAD.TR: Television Receivers: Export Value

Graph and download economic data for Real Exports of Goods and Services for Japan (JPNRGDPEGS) from Q1 1994 to Q1 2025 about Japan, exports, goods, services, and real.

Anime accounted for ***** billion Japanese yen of the export value of Japanese broadcasting contents in fiscal year 2023. Another breakdown shows that this amounted to a share of **** percent. Anime was followed by drama and variety content.

In 2023, Japanese manufacturers exported approximately 1.49 million motor vehicles to the United States, increasing compared to the previous year. Within the last decade, the export volume of motor vehicles from Japan to the U.S. was highest in 2016 and 2017, amounting to around 1.74 million units.

Key information about Japan Total Exports

• Japan Total Exports expanded 5.9 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 4.4 % YoY in the previous month
• Japan Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1996 to Jan 2025, with an averaged rate of 5.5 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 52.5 % in May 2021 and a record low of -47.9 % in Feb 2009

CEIC calculates Total Exports Growth from monthly Total Exports. The Ministry of Finance provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency.


Further information about Japan Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Japan Total Exports recorded 61.3 USD bn in Dec 2024
• Total Imports recorded 61.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, which registered an increase of 15.9 % year on year
• Japan Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 214.3 USD mn in Dec 2024

Key information about Japan Total Exports to China

• Japan Total Exports to China recorded 10.149 USD bn in Feb 2025, compared with 7.504 USD bn in the previous month
• Japan Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Feb 2025, with an averaged value of 1.107 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 15.421 USD bn in Dec 2010 and a record low of 0.100 USD mn in Feb 1961

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports to China into USD. The Ministry of Finance provides Total Exports to China, FOB, in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Total Exports to China prior to January 1985 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

United States Exports to Japan was US$79.72 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. United States Exports to Japan - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Japan Exports to China was US$124.63 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Japan Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Japan Exports: Petroleum Fuels: Naphtha data was reported at 0.000 kl th in May 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 kl th for Apr 2018. Japan Exports: Petroleum Fuels: Naphtha data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 kl th from Feb 1995 (Median) to May 2018, with 271 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 70.000 kl th in Dec 1999 and a record low of 0.000 kl th in May 2018. Japan Exports: Petroleum Fuels: Naphtha data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.RB002: Energy Export.

Graph and download economic data for U.S. Exports of Goods by F.A.S. Basis to Japan (EXPJP) from Jan 1985 to Apr 2025 about Japan, exports, goods, and USA.

Japan Exports to United Kingdom was US$11.24 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Japan Exports to United Kingdom - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on June of 2025.

Japan Export Volume Index data was reported at 112.310 2015=100 in 2021. This records an increase from the previous number of 100.328 2015=100 for 2020. Japan Export Volume Index data is updated yearly, averaging 98.694 2015=100 from Dec 2000 (Median) to 2021, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 112.310 2015=100 in 2021 and a record low of 59.701 2015=100 in 2001. Japan Export Volume Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.World Bank.WDI: Trade Index. Export volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the export value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates and calculates unit value indexes at the country level using the current year’s trade values as weights. For economies for which UNCTAD does not publish data, the export volume indexes (lines 72) in the IMF's International Financial Statistics are used.;United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Handbook of Statistics and data files, and International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics.;;