Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Kanagawa. In December 2022 Kanagawa was the number 4 in total exports and the number 4 in total imports in Japan.

Exports In 2022, Japan's Kanagawa exported ¥ 9.56T, making it the 4th largest exporter out of the 41 exporters in Japan. In 2022 the top exports of Kanagawa were Medium Sized Cars (¥ 728B), Diesel Trucks 5-20 tonnes (¥ 508B), Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 384B), Shovels and excavators with revolving superstructure (¥ 185B), and Transmissions for motor vehicles (¥ 179B).

Imports In 2022, Japan's Kanagawa imported ¥ 10.7T, making it the 4th largest importer out of the 41 importers in Japan. In 2022 top imports of Kanagawa were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... (¥ 1.63T), Natural gas, liquefied (¥ 1.56T), Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles (¥ 253B), Bituminous coal, not agglomerated (¥ 219B), and Propane, liquefied (¥ 169B).

Economic Complexity In 2020, the highest complexity exports of Kanagawa according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.43), Rolling Machines (1.49), Nickel Sheets (1.45), Photographic Plates (1.35), and Glass Balls (1). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Top Destination (2022): China, ¥ 2.08T

Top Product (2022): Medium Sized Cars, ¥ 728B

In 2022 the top export destinations of Kanagawa were China (¥ 2.08T), United States (¥ 1.69T), Taiwan (¥ 564B), South Korea (¥ 494B), and Australia (¥ 464B).

In 2022 the top exports of Kanagawa were Medium Sized Cars (¥ 728B), Diesel Trucks 5-20 tonnes (¥ 508B), Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 384B), Shovels and excavators with revolving superstructure (¥ 185B), and Transmissions for motor vehicles (¥ 179B).

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Exports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

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Top Origin (2022): China, ¥ 2.01T

Top Import (2022): Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,..., ¥ 1.63T

In 2022 the top import origins of Kanagawa were China (¥ 2.01T), Australia (¥ 1.3T), United States (¥ 919B), Saudi Arabia (¥ 886B), and United Arab Emirates (¥ 723B).

In 2022 the top imports of Kanagawa were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... (¥ 1.63T), Natural gas, liquefied (¥ 1.56T), Petroleum spirit for motor vehicles (¥ 253B), Bituminous coal, not agglomerated (¥ 219B), and Propane, liquefied (¥ 169B).

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Imports Dynamics

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Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2021 - Dec 2022)

Economic Complexity

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Economic Complexity of Kanagawa

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Economic Complexity (2022): 0.74

Kanagawa ranks 8th out of the 41 prefectures in Japan according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Economic Complexity Ranking

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The economic complexity of a territory can change year to year. Kanagawa it is in position 8th considering its ECI in the last year.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

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The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Kanagawa already has a comparative advantage, are led by Blown Glass (0.39), Cermets (0.39), Epoxides (0.38), Blank Audio Media (0.37), and Other Esters (0.37).

Most Complex Products by PCI

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The highest complexity exports of Kanagawa according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.43), Rolling Machines (1.49), Nickel Sheets (1.45), Photographic Plates (1.35), and Glass Balls (1). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

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The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Nickel Sheets (36.4), Rolling Machines (35.2), Halogens (34.3), Photographic Plates (24.2), and Glass Balls (19.5).

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Kanagawa is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

Relatedness Space

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This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Kanagawa. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Kanagawa exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.