Exports in Japan increased to 9190.14 JPY Billion in February from 7865.19 JPY Billion in January of 2025. 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.

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 2022 were 916.90 billion US dollars, a 0.48% increase from 2021.

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<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>
<li>Japan exports for 2019 were <strong>893.78 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>3.19% decline</strong> from 2018.</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.

Key information about Japan Total Exports

• Japan Total Exports recorded 59.1 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 61.4 USD bn in the previous month
• Japan Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1995 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 55.6 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 74.1 USD bn in Sep 2011 and a record low of 29.6 USD bn in Aug 1998

CEIC converts monthly Total Exports into USD. The Ministry of Finance provides Total Exports, FOB, in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Japan Total Exports

• In the latest reports, Japan Total Exports grew 5.9 % YoY in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 64.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 15.9 % year on year
• Japan Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 5.5 USD bn in Jan 2025

The timeline shows the total value of U.S. trade in goods (export and import) with Japan from 2000 to 2024. In 2024, the total value of U.S. trade in goods with Japan amounted to about 228 billion U.S. dollars; composed of exports worth 80 billion U.S. dollars and imports of 148 billion U.S. dollars.

Japan imports for 2023 were 981.84 billion US dollars, a 8.83% decline from 2022.

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<li>Japan imports for 2022 were <strong>1.077 trillion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>14.72% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Japan imports for 2021 were <strong>938.76 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>17.54% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Japan imports for 2020 were <strong>798.65 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>12.1% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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.

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

Imports in Japan decreased to 8599.61 JPY Billion in February from 10606.91 JPY Billion in January of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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.

In 2024, Japan imported goods valued at around 25 trillion Japanese yen from China, as the East Asian neighbor remains a major trade partner. The trade relations are characterized by a deficit in Japan's balance as imports exceed exports.

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 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 107 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 47 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.

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Japan trade to gdp ratio for 2023 was 45.16%, a 1.68% decline from 2022.

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<li>Japan trade to gdp ratio for 2022 was <strong>46.84%</strong>, a <strong>10.07% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>Japan trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was <strong>36.77%</strong>, a <strong>5.45% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Japan trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was <strong>31.33%</strong>, a <strong>3.89% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.

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

Japan trade balance for 2022 was -160.05 billion US dollars, a 510.73% increase from 2021.

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<li>Japan trade balance for 2021 was <strong>-26.21 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>92.87% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>Japan trade balance for 2020 was <strong>-13.59 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>8.25% decline</strong> from 2019.</li>
<li>Japan trade balance for 2019 was <strong>-14.81 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>1571.95% decline</strong> from 2018.</li>
</ul>External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

This graph shows the growth in the U.S. import volume of trade goods from Japan from 1985 to 2023. In 2023, U.S. imports from Japan amounted to approximately 147.34 billion U.S. dollars.

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 JP: Export Price Index data was reported at 109.439 2010=100 in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 103.909 2010=100 for 2016. Japan JP: Export Price Index data is updated yearly, averaging 130.649 2010=100 from Dec 1950 (Median) to 2017, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 203.241 2010=100 in 1982 and a record low of 94.580 2010=100 in 2012. Japan JP: Export Price Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.IMF.IFS: Export and Import Price Index: Annual.

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