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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Tokyo. In December 2023 Tokyo was the number 6 in total exports and the number 2 in total imports in Japan.

Exports In 2023, Japan's Tokyo exported ¥ 7.84T, making it the 6th largest exporter out of the 41 exporters in Japan. In 2023 the top exports of Tokyo were Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 1.29T), Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c.... (¥ 324B), Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥ 288B), Chemical element/compound wafers doped for electronic (¥ 199B), and Industrial Robots and miscellaneous mechanical appliances (¥ 158B).

Imports In 2023, Japan's Tokyo imported ¥ 15.9T, making it the 2nd largest importer out of the 41 importers in Japan. In 2023 top imports of Tokyo were Portable Computers under 10kg with Keyboard... (¥ 480B), Other toys (wheeled, model scale, puzzles) (¥ 241B), Tobacco vapes (¥ 234B), Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 209B), and Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... (¥ 205B).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Tokyo according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Photographic Chemicals (2.17), Photographic Film (2.06), Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.04), Disc Chemicals for Electronics (2.04), Other Esters (2.03), Non-optical Microscopes (1.97), Machinery Having Individual Functions (1.93), Blank Audio Media (1.91), Non-Mechanical Removal Machinery (1.9), and Oscilloscopes (1.81). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

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Top Destination (2023)United States¥ 1.94T

In 2023 the top export destinations of Tokyo were United States (¥ 1.94T), China (¥ 1.5T), Taiwan (¥ 487B), Hong Kong (¥ 444B), and Thailand (¥ 375B).

In 2023 the top exports of Tokyo were Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 1.29T), Printing machinery: parts and accessories, n.e.c.... (¥ 324B), Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥ 288B), Chemical element/compound wafers doped for electronic (¥ 199B), and Industrial Robots and miscellaneous mechanical appliances (¥ 158B).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
United Arab Emirates ¥ 24.2B (137%)
United States ¥ 9.96B (5.18%)
China ¥ 7.55B (5.49%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Taiwan ¥ -18.7B (-31.9%)
Indonesia ¥ -3.46B (-18.7%)
Singapore ¥ -2.43B (-9.11%)

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Yearly Imports

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Top Origin (2023)China¥ 6.22T

In 2023 the top import origins of Tokyo were China (¥ 6.22T), United States (¥ 1.66T), Vietnam (¥ 873B), South Korea (¥ 743B), and Thailand (¥ 712B).

In 2023 the top imports of Tokyo were Portable Computers under 10kg with Keyboard... (¥ 480B), Other toys (wheeled, model scale, puzzles) (¥ 241B), Tobacco vapes (¥ 234B), Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 209B), and Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or... (¥ 205B).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
United States ¥ 34.3B (26.7%)
France ¥ 29.3B (73.5%)
South Korea ¥ 15.3B (25.8%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Taiwan ¥ -11.1B (-17.8%)
China ¥ -9.06B (-1.74%)
Romania ¥ -7.61B (-57.5%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Tokyo

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.7

Tokyo ranks 9th 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. Tokyo it is in position 9th considering its ECI in the last year.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Tokyo already has a comparative advantage, are led by Developed Exposed Photographic Material (0.39), Photo Lab Equipment (0.36), Precious Metal Compounds (0.35), Nickel Sheets (0.33), and Integrated Circuits (0.33).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Tokyo according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Photographic Chemicals (2.17), Photographic Film (2.06), Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.04), Disc Chemicals for Electronics (2.04), Other Esters (2.03), Non-optical Microscopes (1.97), Machinery Having Individual Functions (1.93), Blank Audio Media (1.91), Non-Mechanical Removal Machinery (1.9), and Oscilloscopes (1.81). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Disc Chemicals for Electronics (29.35), Oxometallic or Peroxometallic Acid Salts (22.99), Industrial Printers (20.51), Rubber Textiles (18.17), and Non-optical Microscopes (15.63).

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Product Space

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 Tokyo 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.

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Relatedness Space

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

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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.

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