2023
Exports
$256MWorld Rnk 23 / 160
Flag Rnk 63 / 96
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Weapons
1.19Rnk 106 / 1025
2023
Imports
$529MWorld Rnk 8 / 209
Flag Rnk 72 / 96
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Japan
2.07Rnk 1 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Japan exported $256M in Weapons, making it the 23rd largest exporter of Weapons in the world. At the same year, Weapons was the 63rd most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Weapons exports from Japan are: United States ($160M), Thailand ($41.4M), Belgium ($11.9M), Canada ($9.25M), and United Kingdom ($5.88M).

The fastest growing export markets for Weapons of Japan between 2022 and 2023 were Thailand ($37.2M), United States ($1.07M), and Australia ($1.02M).

Imports In 2023, Japan imported $529M in Weapons, becoming the 8th largest importer of Weapons in the world. At the same year, Weapons was the 72nd most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Weapons primarily from: Thailand ($297M), United States ($184M), Italy ($10.4M), Spain ($5.86M), and Indonesia ($4.93M).

The fastest growing import markets in Weapons for Japan between 2022 and 2023 were Thailand ($178M), United States ($39.6M), and Indonesia ($4.86M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as John Deere (12), General Motors (7), and CNH Industrial (3) were at the forefront of shipping Weapons from Japan to the United States.

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November 2024

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale
Flow
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EXPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥1.7B(104%)
IMPORT GROWTH (November 2023 - November 2024)¥-354M(-17.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (November 2024)Tokyo¥14.7B
MAIN DESTINATION (November 2024)United States¥3.17B

This section shows Weapons'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 Weapons over time.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color
EXPORTS (2023)$256M
IMPORTS (2023)$529M
NET TRADE (2023)-$272M

In 2023, Japan exported $256M in Weapons. The main destinations of Japan exports on Weapons were United States ($160M), Thailand ($41.4M), Belgium ($11.9M), Canada ($9.25M), and United Kingdom ($5.88M).

In 2023, Japan imported $529M in Weapons, mainly from Thailand ($297M), United States ($184M), Italy ($10.4M), Spain ($5.86M), and Indonesia ($4.93M).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

Flow
THE FASTEST GROWING Weapons EXPORT MARKETS FOR Japan WERE (2022 - 2023):
Thailand$37.2M (879%)
United States$1.07M (0.68%)
Australia$1.02M (44.1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Weapons BY Japan WERE (2022 - 2023):
United Kingdom-$1.88M (-24.2%)
Canada-$1M (-9.76%)
Czechia-$518k (-33.1%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

Market Concentration

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In 2023, Japan's main exporting competitors in Weapons were:
In 2023, Japan's main importing competitors in Weapons were:

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Trade Value of Weapons by Exporters

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALGermany+ $1.07M
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALItaly+ $4.1M

Weapons’s highest export potential is Germany. With an export gap of $1.07M.   Weapons’s highest import potential is Italy with an import gap of $4.1M.

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