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 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.

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

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.

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.

Key information about Japan Total Imports

• Japan Total Imports recorded 64.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with a value of 62.8 USD bn in the previous month
• Japan Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Apr 1995 to Jan 2025, with an average number of 52.7 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 80.7 USD bn in May 2012 and a record low of 21.8 USD bn in Aug 1998

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


Further information about Japan Total Imports

• In the latest reports, Japan Total Imports grew 15.9 % YoY in Jan 2025
• Total Exports grew 5.9 % YoY, to 59.1 USD bn in Jan 2025
• Japan Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 5.5 USD bn in Jan 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 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.

Imports: Electronic Eq: EC: Components: Transducers data was reported at 12.836 JPY bn in Apr 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.766 JPY bn for Mar 2018. Imports: Electronic Eq: EC: Components: Transducers data is updated monthly, averaging 10.273 JPY bn from Jan 2000 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 220 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.596 JPY bn in Dec 2017 and a record low of 4.309 JPY bn in Feb 2009. Imports: Electronic Eq: EC: Components: Transducers data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japan Electronics & Information Technology Industries Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.JA062: Exports and Imports: Electronic Equipment.

Imports: Electronic Eq: Electronic Components & Devices (EC) data was reported at 354.925 JPY bn in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 374.129 JPY bn for Mar 2018. Imports: Electronic Eq: Electronic Components & Devices (EC) data is updated monthly, averaging 363.226 JPY bn from Jan 2000 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 220 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 475.373 JPY bn in Jul 2007 and a record low of 203.175 JPY bn in Feb 2009. Imports: Electronic Eq: Electronic Components & Devices (EC) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japan Electronics & Information Technology Industries Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.JA062: Exports and Imports: Electronic Equipment.

Japan trade balance for 2023 was -64.81 billion US dollars, a 59.5% decline from 2022.

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<li>Japan trade balance for 2022 was <strong>-160.05 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>510.73% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<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>
</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.

Japan's total Imports in 2024 were valued at US$742.67 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Japan's main import partners were: China, the United States and Australia. The top three import commodities were: Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products; Electrical, electronic equipment and Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers. Total Exports were valued at US$707.39 Billion. In 2024, Japan had a trade deficit of US$35.28 Billion.

Historical chart and dataset showing Japan imports by year from 1970 to 2023.

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 *** billion U.S. dollars; composed of exports worth ** billion U.S. dollars and imports of *** billion 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.

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Imports: Electronic Eq: Industrial: Electronic Application data was reported at 31.008 JPY bn in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 38.587 JPY bn for Mar 2018. Imports: Electronic Eq: Industrial: Electronic Application data is updated monthly, averaging 21.349 JPY bn from Jan 2000 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 220 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 45.708 JPY bn in Mar 2014 and a record low of 10.109 JPY bn in Jan 2000. Imports: Electronic Eq: Industrial: Electronic Application data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Japan Electronics & Information Technology Industries Association. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.JA062: Exports and Imports: Electronic Equipment.