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Top Product $554MCars
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Top Product $789MWine
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.3Rnk 16 / 133
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GDP$4.23TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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About

Japan-France Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $6.23B to France. The main products that Japan exported to France were Cars ($554M), Motorcycles and cycles ($377M), and Combustion Engines ($222M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.02%, from $7.64B in 2017 to $6.23B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to France worth $3.94B, with Services not allocated ($1.96B), Other business services ($857M), and Royalties and license fees ($496M) being the largest in terms of value.

France-Japan Trade: In 2022, France exported $6.94B to Japan. The main products that France exported to Japan were Wine ($789M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($552M), and Packaged Medicaments ($401M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.22%,  from $7.76B in 2017 to $6.94B in 2022.

In 2020, France exported services to Japan worth $2.24B, with Other business services ($706M), Royalties and license fees ($507M), and Transportation ($416M) 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, France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.3), and 8 in total exports ($608B).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, Japan exported ¥82.1B and imported ¥120B from France, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥37.9B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-10.5B (-11.3%) from ¥92.6B to ¥82.1B, while imports increased by ¥648M (0.54%) from ¥119B to ¥120B.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of Japan to France were Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥5.67B), Motorcycles and cycles (¥5.1B), Cars (¥3.77B), Electric Batteries (¥2.54B), and Electrical Transformers (¥2.13B). In September 2024 the top imports of Japan from France were Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft (¥12.9B), Wine (¥10.6B), Trunks and Cases (¥10.4B), Packaged Medicaments (¥7.39B), and Jewellery (¥6.13B).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥24.7B), Chiba (¥10.5B), Osaka (¥8.28B), Kanagawa (¥8.04B), and Tokyo (¥7.11B), while imports destinations were mainly Tokyo (¥41.1B), Chiba (¥35B), Osaka (¥15.4B), Kanagawa (¥11B), and Hyōgo (¥8.68B).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year exports to France was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥-7.23B or -56%), Photographic Chemicals (¥-778M or -32.4%), and Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds (¥-422M or -56.4%). In September 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from France was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Trunks and Cases (¥2.69B or 35.1%), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft (¥2.43B or 23.1%), and Jewellery (¥1.46B or 31.4%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥-10.5B(-11.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥648M(0.54%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Aichi¥24.7B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $6.23B to France. The main products exported from Japan to France were Cars ($554M), Motorcycles and cycles ($377M), and Combustion Engines ($222M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 4.02%, from $7.64B in 2017 to $6.23B in 2022.

In 2017, France exported $6.94B to Japan. The main products exported from France to Japan were Wine ($789M), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($552M), and Packaged Medicaments ($401M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 2.22%, from $7.76B in 2022 to $6.94B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
France
Top DestinationGermany$78.3B

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

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from France than Japan included Germany ($78.3B), Italy ($56.4B), and Spain ($46.4B).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - France

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with France in the exports of Machines ($2.43B), Transportation ($1.46B), and Chemical Products ($961M).

During 2017, France had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.69B), Foodstuffs ($1.22B), and Transportation ($900M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan France+$298MCars
Top Product Potential France Japan+$267MPackaged Medicaments

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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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2009, Japan exported services to France worth $3.94B, with Services not allocated ($1.96B), Other business services ($857M), and Royalties and license fees ($496M) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2020, France exported services to Japan worth $2.24B, with Other business services ($706M), Royalties and license fees ($507M), and Transportation ($416M) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from Japan (Flag) to France (Flag) (2009)

Services Exports from France (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2020)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

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

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

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