Exports in Japan decreased to 7865.19 JPY Billion in January from 9906.71 JPY Billion in December of 2024. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

This page displays a table with Japan Exports By Category in U.S. dollars, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade.

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 2023, the United States received around 20 percent of commodities leaving Japan. China followed with a 17.6 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 101 trillion Japanese yen in 2023. 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 significantly in 2022, as the sum of imports and exports constituted a 46.8 percent share of the gross domestic product. Commodity exports themselves accounted for a 17.6 percent share of the Japanese GDP, whereas service exports are a minor segment in Japan’s trade accounts.

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.

In 2023, the total value of commodities exported from Japan exceeded 100 trillion Japanese yen, reaching a decade-high. Machinery and transportation equipment are the main commodities exported from Japan.

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The statistic shows the value of exports of goods from Japan from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, the value of goods exported from Japan amounted to around 717.26 billion U.S. dollars.

Key information about Japan Total Exports to China

• Japan Total Exports to China recorded 7.504 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 11.165 USD bn in the previous month
• Japan Total Exports to China data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1960 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 1.098 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.

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.

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: 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.

In 2024, Japan exported approximately 4.22 million motor vehicles, decreasing from roughly 4.42 million in the preceding year. Most exports were passenger cars. North America remained the largest export destination. Most Japanese vehicles are not exported from Japan Export figures only tell half the story, as Japanese brands manufacture most of their vehicles abroad, with overseas output surpassing domestic numbers. Consequently, overseas vehicle sales of Japanese carmakers are significantly higher than exports might suggest, especially in the largest automobile market in the world, China. China: the largest sales market for Japanese carmakers? The unit sales of leading Japanese motor vehicle manufacturers reveal the Chinese market has caught up with the US. While industry-leader Toyota still sold most of its automobiles in the North American market in 2024, Honda sold more vehicles in China than in the US, and so did Nissan.

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.;;

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Japan Exports: Macao data was reported at 5.639 JPY bn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.265 JPY bn for Aug 2018. Japan Exports: Macao data is updated monthly, averaging 1.010 JPY bn from Jan 1985 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 405 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.265 JPY bn in Aug 2018 and a record low of 0.116 JPY bn in Sep 1986. Japan Exports: Macao data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.JA004: Exports by Country.

Exports of Fish & Fish Preparations in Japan increased to 20169.78 JPY Million in February from 16105.65 JPY Million in January of 2024. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Exports of Fish & Fish Preparations.