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Top Product $379MRefined Petroleum
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Exports $14.4BRnk 13 / 211
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Top Product $1.33BPrecious Metal Compounds
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.64Rnk 40 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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GDP GROWTH85.2%CURRENT US$
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About

India-Japan Trade: In 2022, India exported $5.99B to Japan. The main products that India exported to Japan were Refined Petroleum ($379M), Crustaceans ($332M), and Raw Aluminium ($319M). Over the past 5 years the exports of India to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.08%, from $4.9B in 2017 to $5.99B in 2022.

In 2022, India did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-India Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $14.4B to India. The main products that Japan exported to India were Precious Metal Compounds ($1.33B), Refined Copper ($815M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($684M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to India have increased at an annualized rate of 9.3%,  from $9.23B in 2017 to $14.4B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to India worth $2.69B, with Services not allocated ($1.34B), Other business services ($423M), and Royalties and license fees ($404M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  India ranked 40 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.64), and 15 in total exports ($468B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Latest Trends

August, 2024

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Overview In August 2024, India exported $526M and imported $1.74B from Japan, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.22B. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of India have increased by $121M (29.9%) from $405M to $526M, while imports increased by $253M (17%) from $1.49B to $1.74B.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of India to Japan were Marine Products ($31.3M), Pearl, Precs, Semiprecs Stones ($24.8M), Aluminium, Products Of Aluminm ($23.8M), Auto Components/Parts ($22.1M), and Residul Chemicl And Alled Prod ($21.8M). In August 2024 the top imports of India from Japan were Iron And Steel ($164M), Residul Chemicl And Alled Prod ($117M), Indl. Machnry For Dairy Etc ($99.1M), Copper And Prdcts Made Of Copr ($78.3M), and Plastic Raw Materials ($63.7M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in India's year-by-year exports to Japan was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Drug Formulations, Biologicals ($7.97M or 96.7%), Auto Components/Parts ($6.66M or 43.3%), and Plastic Raw Materials ($5.5M or 465%). In August 2024, the increase in India's year-by-year imports  from Japan was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Iron And Steel ($77.6M or 89.3%), Electric Machinery And Equipme ($28.5M or 99%), and Machine Tools ($23M or 105%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$121M(29.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$253M(17%)

This section shows exports and imports data at subnational level for India. Click any date in the line plot or any product to explore the exports or imports behavior of India over time.

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, India exported $5.99B to Japan. The main products exported from India to Japan were Refined Petroleum ($379M), Crustaceans ($332M), and Raw Aluminium ($319M). During the last 5 years the exports of India to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 4.08%, from $4.9B in 2017 to $5.99B in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $14.4B to India. The main products exported from Japan to India were Precious Metal Compounds ($1.33B), Refined Copper ($815M), and Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($684M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to India have increased at an annualized rate of 9.3%, from $9.23B in 2022 to $14.4B in 2017.

Exports from India (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to India (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
India
Top DestinationUnited States$82.9B
Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from India or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from India and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from India than Japan included United Arab Emirates ($31.6B), Bangladesh ($13.8B), and Nepal ($8.66B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than India included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and India (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage India - Japan

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This chart compares trade between India and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, India and Japan.

During 2022, India had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Chemical Products ($1.29B), Machines ($913M), and Metals ($767M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with India in the exports of Machines ($4.12B), Chemical Products ($3.31B), and Metals ($2.85B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential India Japan+$638MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Japan India+$335MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of India and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of India indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over India.

Product Space of India (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

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