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About

Iran-Japan Trade: In 2022, Iran exported $34.5M to Japan. The main products that Iran exported to Japan were Knotted Carpets ($23.8M), Other Nuts ($2.96M), and Spice Seeds ($2.06M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Iran to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.2%, from $2.71B in 2017 to $34.5M in 2022.

In 2022, Iran did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Iran Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $39.3M to Iran. The main products that Japan exported to Iran were Medical Instruments ($8.29M), Photographic Plates ($5.09M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.71M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%,  from $904M in 2017 to $39.3M in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Iran worth -$1.97B, with Construction services ($167M), Transportation ($25.8M), and Travel ($9.59M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Iran ranked 60 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.072), and 86 in total exports ($15.9B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Iran exported $34.5M to Japan. The main products exported from Iran to Japan were Knotted Carpets ($23.8M), Other Nuts ($2.96M), and Spice Seeds ($2.06M). During the last 5 years the exports of Iran to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 58.2%, from $2.71B in 2017 to $34.5M in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $39.3M to Iran. The main products exported from Japan to Iran were Medical Instruments ($8.29M), Photographic Plates ($5.09M), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($4.71M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Iran have decreased at an annualized rate of 40.7%, from $904M in 2022 to $39.3M in 2017.

Exports from Iran (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Iran (Flag) (2022)

Latest Data

Trade between Iran (Flag) and Japan (Flag)

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Iran
Top Destination
China$5.72B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from Iran or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Iran and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Iran than Japan included Armenia ($557M), Azerbaijan ($454M), and Tajikistan ($115M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Iran included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Iran (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Iran - Japan

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between Iran and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, Iran and Japan.

During 2022, Iran had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Textiles ($24.8M), Vegetable Products ($8.01M), and Foodstuffs ($772k).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Iran in the exports of Instruments ($14.6M), Chemical Products ($13.6M), and Machines ($8.16M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Iran Japan+$3.71MOther Nuts
Top Product Potential Japan Iran+$9.76MMedical Instruments

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Iran and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Iran indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Iran.

Product Space of Iran (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

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