Hard Liquor in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

About

Exports In 2022, Japan exported $629M in Hard Liquor, making it the 12th largest exporter of Hard Liquor in the world. At the same year, Hard Liquor was the 173rd most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Hard Liquor exports from Japan are: China ($167M), United States ($121M), Chinese Taipei ($53.1M), Singapore ($44.4M), and France ($43.5M).

The fastest growing export markets for Hard Liquor of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were Singapore ($14.1M), United Kingdom ($8.97M), and Australia ($5.53M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $711M in Hard Liquor, becoming the 12th largest importer of Hard Liquor in the world. At the same year, Hard Liquor was the 184th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Hard Liquor primarily from: United Kingdom ($269M), United States ($115M), France ($55.7M), South Korea ($47.5M), and Mexico ($32.2M).

The fastest growing import markets in Hard Liquor for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United Kingdom ($37.6M), Mexico ($19.7M), and China ($14M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as SOCIETE DES ALCOOLS DU QUEBEC (33) were at the forefront of shipping Hard Liquor from Japan to the United States.

Latest Trends

January 2024

About

Overview In January 2024 Japan's Hard Liquor exports accounted up to ¥5.13B and imports accounted up to ¥8.36B, resulting in a negative trade balance of ¥3.23B. Between January 2023 and January 2024 the exports of Japan's Hard Liquor have decreased by ¥-450M (-8.06%) from ¥5.58B to ¥5.13B, while imports increased by ¥103M (1.25%) from ¥8.26B to ¥8.36B.

Destinations In January 2024, Hard Liquor were exported mostly to United States (¥1.18B), Netherlands (¥693M), Taiwan (¥676M), South Korea (¥480M), and Singapore (¥457M), and were imported mostly from United Kingdom (¥4.38B), United States (¥929M), Mexico (¥637M), France (¥505M), and Canada (¥462M).

Growth In January 2024, the decrease in Hard Liquor's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to China (¥-458M or -36.1%), Hong Kong (¥-224M or -70.2%), and Macau (¥-219M or -89.9%). In January 2024, the increase in Hard Liquor's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from United Kingdom (¥759M or 28.7%), France (¥460M or 112%), and South Korea (¥389M or 99.1%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥-450M(-8.06%)

IMPORT GROWTH (January 2023 - January 2024)¥103M(1.25%)

MAIN EXPORTER (January 2024)Osaka¥3.22B

MAIN DESTINATION (January 2024)United States¥1.18B

This section shows Hard Liquor's exports and imports data at subnational level for Japan. Click any date in the line plot, any subnational region in the geomap, or any destination or origin country to explore the exports or imports behavior of Hard Liquor over time.

For full datasets download visit Bulk Download page.

Go to Bulk Download

Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$629M

IMPORTS (2022)$711M

NET TRADE (2022)-$81.5M

In 2022, Japan exported $629M in Hard Liquor. The main destinations of Japan exports on Hard Liquor were China ($167M), United States ($121M), Chinese Taipei ($53.1M), Singapore ($44.4M), and France ($43.5M).

In 2022, Japan imported $711M in Hard Liquor, mainly from United Kingdom ($269M), United States ($115M), France ($55.7M), South Korea ($47.5M), and Mexico ($32.2M).

Explore Visualizations