2022
Exports
$657MWorld Rnk 2 / 91
Flag Rnk 165 / 1213
2022
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Steel Bars
0.58Rnk 331 / 1025
2022
Imports
$37MWorld Rnk 28 / 169
Flag Rnk 788 / 1214
2022
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Japan
2.07Rnk 1 / 133

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $657M in Steel Bars, making it the 2nd largest exporter of Steel Bars in the world. At the same year, Steel Bars was the 165th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Steel Bars exports from Japan are: United States ($190M), China ($146M), Thailand ($102M), South Korea ($66.6M), and Indonesia ($51.8M).

The fastest growing export markets for Steel Bars of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were South Korea ($25.2M), Mexico ($6.05M), and Czechia ($3.21M).

Imports In 2018, Japan imported $37M in Steel Bars, becoming the 28th largest importer of Steel Bars in the world. At the same year, Steel Bars was the 788th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Steel Bars primarily from: China ($19.8M), South Korea ($14.5M), Czechia ($1.2M), Chinese Taipei ($1.15M), and United States ($255k).

The fastest growing import markets in Steel Bars for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were China ($2.23M), Czechia ($1.2M), and Sweden ($36.7k).

Latest Trends

June 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Color
EXPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)¥944M(12.2%)
IMPORT GROWTH (June 2023 - June 2024)¥-117M(-16.3%)
MAIN EXPORTER (June 2024)Hyōgo¥4.89B
MAIN DESTINATION (June 2024)United States¥3.55B

This section shows Steel Bars'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 Steel Bars over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2022)$657M
IMPORTS (2022)$37M
NET TRADE (2022)$620M

In 2022, Japan exported $657M in Steel Bars. The main destinations of Japan exports on Steel Bars were United States ($190M), China ($146M), Thailand ($102M), South Korea ($66.6M), and Indonesia ($51.8M).

In 2022, Japan imported $37M in Steel Bars, mainly from China ($19.8M), South Korea ($14.5M), Czechia ($1.2M), Chinese Taipei ($1.15M), and United States ($255k).

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Export Destinations (2022)

Import Origins (2022)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Steel Bars EXPORT MARKETS FOR Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
South Korea$25.2M (61%)
Mexico$6.05M (26.4%)
Czechia$3.21M (68%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Steel Bars BY Japan WERE (2021 - 2022):
Chinese Taipei-$21.6M (-53.4%)
United States-$19.1M (-9.16%)
Thailand-$18.8M (-15.6%)

Change in Exports by Market (2021 - 2022)

Market Concentration

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In 2022, Japan's main exporting competitors in Steel Bars were:
In 2022, Japan's main importing competitors in Steel Bars were:

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Trade Value of Steel Bars by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALItaly+ $4.86M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALChina+ $7.47M

Steel Bars’s highest export potential is Italy. With an export gap of $4.86M.   Steel Bars’s highest import potential is China with an import gap of $7.47M.

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