Trade & investment · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Japan: trade and investment
Exports is 22.0% (2024), 139th of 184 in the world and 25th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Imports is 22.9% (2024), 158th of 184 in the world and 29th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific. Trade openness is 44.9% (2024), 155th of 184 in the world and 29th of 32 in East Asia & Pacific.
13 indicators
Trade & investment: Japan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ExportsExports of goods and services, % of GDP | 22.0%2024 | 139/184 | 25/32 | 10.3% | 14.8% | 15.1% | +4.9 ppsince 2014 | 32.5% | 31.7% | 29.5% | |
| ImportsImports of goods and services, % of GDP | 22.9%2024 | 158/184 | 29/32 | 9.0% | 13.5% | 15.4% | +3.2 ppsince 2014 | 28.5% | 30.8% | 28.5% | |
| Trade opennessTrade, % of GDP | 44.9%2024 | 155/184 | 29/32 | 19.3% | 28.2% | 30.5% | +8.1 ppsince 2014 | 63.8% | 60.5% | 68.5% | |
| Current accountCurrent account balance, % of GDP | 4.9%2025 | 37/185 | 13/29 | 2.6% | 3.8% | 2.9% | +1.9 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Merchandise exportsMerchandise exports, current US$ | $738bn2025 | 6/206 | 3/37 | $479bn | $770bn | $641bn | +18%since 2015 | $9.2tn | $17.5tn | $26.4tn | |
| High-tech exportsHigh-technology exports, % of manufactured exports | 17.6%2024 | 42/170 | 13/25 | · | 19.1% | 18.6% | −0.2 ppsince 2014 | 34.6% | 25.8% | 24.7% | |
| Fuel exportsFuel exports, % of merchandise exports | 1.2%2025 | 117/172 | 15/25 | 0.3% | 1.7% | 1.2% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 4.2% | 10.4% | 9.5% | |
| Food exportsFood exports, % of merchandise exports | 1.3%2025 | 162/172 | 24/25 | 0.5% | 0.6% | 1.2% | +0.5 ppsince 2015 | 4.4% | 8.8% | 9.0% | |
| Average tariffApplied tariff rate, weighted mean, all products | 1.6%2022 | 135/184 | 21/29 | 4.5% | 2.2% | 2.2% | −0.6 ppsince 2012 | — | — | — | |
| FDI inflowsForeign direct investment, net inflows, % of GDP | 1.0%2025 | 141/197 | 24/32 | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| RemittancesPersonal remittances received, % of GDP | 0.1%2025 | 163/178 | 25/26 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2015 | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivalsInternational tourist arrivals | 4.1m2020 | 43/196 | 5/35 | 4.8m | 8.6m | 4.1m | −52%since 2010 | 491m | 1.5bn | 2.4bn | |
| Tourism receiptsInternational tourism receipts, current US$ | $11.4bn2020 | 16/177 | 6/31 | $6.0bn | $15.4bn | $11.4bn | −26%since 2010 | — | $1.2tn | $1.9tn |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
neighbours
Japan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Japan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Japan | China | United States | Russia | Philippines | South Korea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 22.0%2024 | 21.1%2025 | 11.0%2024 | 18.2%2025 | 26.6%2025 | 45.8%2025 |
| Imports | 22.9%2024 | 16.9%2025 | 14.0%2024 | 15.5%2025 | 40.2%2025 | 40.6%2025 |
| Trade openness | 44.9%2024 | 38.0%2025 | 25.0%2024 | 33.7%2025 | 66.8%2025 | 86.4%2025 |
| Current account | 4.9%2025 | 3.8%2025 | -3.8%2025 | 1.5%2025 | -3.5%2025 | 6.6%2025 |
| Merchandise exports | $738bn2025 | $3.8tn2025 | $2.2tn2025 | $419bn2025 | $83.7bn2025 | $709bn2025 |
| High-tech exports | 17.6%2024 | 26.3%2024 | 24.3%2024 | 9.7%2021 | 60.4%2024 | 36.3%2024 |
| Fuel exports | 1.2%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 17.3%2025 | 43.1%2021 | 1.0%2025 | 6.7%2025 |
| Food exports | 1.3%2025 | 2.3%2025 | 9.0%2025 | 6.6%2021 | 10.8%2025 | 1.7%2025 |
| Average tariff | 1.6%2022 | 2.2%2022 | 1.5%2022 | 4.2%2021 | 1.8%2022 | 5.7%2022 |