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Exports $3.18BRnk 30 / 211
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Top Product $921MCars
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Exports $6.38BRnk 14 / 218
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Top Product $2.71BVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.81Rnk 33 / 133
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GDP$4.23TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH5.49%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $33,815CURRENT US$
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About

Japan-Spain Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $3.18B to Spain. The main products that Japan exported to Spain were Cars ($921M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($296M), and Motorcycles and cycles ($156M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.54%, from $3.44B in 2017 to $3.18B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Spain worth $1.43B, with Services not allocated ($716M), Other business services ($539M), and Travel ($61.9M) being the largest in terms of value.

Spain-Japan Trade: In 2022, Spain exported $6.38B to Japan. The main products that Spain exported to Japan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.71B), Pig Meat ($729M), and Cars ($356M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Spain to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%,  from $2.92B in 2017 to $6.38B in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported services to Japan worth $0, with being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Spain ranked 33 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.81), and 20 in total exports ($394B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, Japan exported ¥30.7B and imported ¥51.4B from Spain, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥20.8B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-8.19B (-21.1%) from ¥38.9B to ¥30.7B, while imports increased by ¥3.64B (7.61%) from ¥47.8B to ¥51.4B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of Japan to Spain were Cars (¥8.1B), Hot-Rolled Iron (¥2.79B), Motorcycles and cycles (¥1.47B), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥1.37B), and Gas Turbines (¥1.14B). In September 2024 the top imports of Japan from Spain were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (¥40.2B), Pig Meat (¥7.32B), Packaged Medicaments (¥6.19B), Cars (¥5.32B), and Refined Petroleum (¥4.8B).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥10.3B), Yamaguchi (¥3.03B), Fukuoka (¥2.89B), Chiba (¥2.56B), and Tokyo (¥2.11B), while imports destinations were mainly Tokyo (¥15B), Kanagawa (¥8.18B), Chiba (¥7.71B), Osaka (¥5.23B), and Hyōgo (¥4.23B).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year exports to Spain was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥-1.06B or -43.6%), Coated Flat-Rolled Iron (¥-920M or -85.8%), and Flat Flat-Rolled Steel (¥-196M or -50.3%). In September 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Spain was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (¥6.83B or 20.5%), Precious Metal Scraps (¥2.33B or 344%), and Cars (¥1.69B or 46.4%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥-8.19B(-21.1%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥3.64B(7.61%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Aichi¥10.3B

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of Japan over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $3.18B to Spain. The main products exported from Japan to Spain were Cars ($921M), Hot-Rolled Iron ($296M), and Motorcycles and cycles ($156M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Spain have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.54%, from $3.44B in 2017 to $3.18B in 2022.

In 2017, Spain exported $6.38B to Japan. The main products exported from Spain to Japan were Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($2.71B), Pig Meat ($729M), and Cars ($356M). During the last 5 years the exports of Spain to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 16.9%, from $2.92B in 2022 to $6.38B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
Spain
Top DestinationFrance$65.2B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Spain included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Spain than Japan included France ($65.2B), Portugal ($34.9B), and Italy ($32.1B).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Spain

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Spain in the exports of Transportation ($1.22B), Machines ($827M), and Metals ($462M).

During 2017, Spain had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($3.1B), Animal Products ($871M), and Transportation ($485M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Spain+$441MCars
Top Product Potential Spain Japan+$235MCars

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 Japan and Spain. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Spain. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Spain indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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