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Top Product $6.58MCars
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Exports $13.2MRnk 10 / 149
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Top Product $2.02MNon-Knit Women's Suits
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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Japan-Nepal Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $42.6M to Nepal. The main products that Japan exported to Nepal were Cars ($6.58M), Textile Fiber Machinery ($6.34M), and Medical Instruments ($4.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Nepal have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.54%, from $56.6M in 2017 to $42.6M in 2022.

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

Nepal-Japan Trade: In 2022, Nepal exported $13.2M to Japan. The main products that Nepal exported to Japan were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($2.02M), Knit Sweaters ($1.21M), and Scarves ($725k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Nepal to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 2.61%,  from $11.6M in 2017 to $13.2M in 2022.

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

Comparison In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07),  and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Nepal ranked 153 in total exports ($1.43B), and does not have data regarding Economic Complexity Index.

Latest Trends

September, 2024

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Overview In September 2024, Japan exported ¥250M and imported ¥244M from Nepal, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥6.19M. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-105M (-29.6%) from ¥355M to ¥250M, while imports increased by ¥35.7M (17.2%) from ¥208M to ¥244M.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of Japan to Nepal were X-Ray Equipment (¥35.8M), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥30M), Ethylene Polymers (¥16.8M), Motor-working Tools (¥8.42M), and Cars (¥8.34M). In September 2024 the top imports of Japan from Nepal were Other Vegetable Products (¥22.5M), Scarves (¥16.6M), Hard Liquor (¥13.8M), Pasta (¥9.15M), and Sowing Seeds (¥7.83M).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥86.9M), Osaka (¥59M), Kanagawa (¥51.4M), Chiba (¥29.3M), and Hyōgo (¥16.4M), while imports destinations were mainly Chiba (¥131M), Tokyo (¥41.4M), Osaka (¥25.9M), Kanagawa (¥22.2M), and Aichi (¥8M).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year exports to Nepal was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Cars (¥-81.5M or -90.7%), Organo-Sulfur Compounds (¥-12.1M or -66.9%), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric (¥-4.67M or -92.6%). In September 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from Nepal was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Hard Liquor (¥12.6M or 1.01k%), Scarves (¥5.72M or 52.6%), and Pasta (¥5.69M or 165%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
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Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥-105M(-29.6%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥35.7M(17.2%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Aichi¥86.9M

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $42.6M to Nepal. The main products exported from Japan to Nepal were Cars ($6.58M), Textile Fiber Machinery ($6.34M), and Medical Instruments ($4.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Nepal have decreased at an annualized rate of 5.54%, from $56.6M in 2017 to $42.6M in 2022.

In 2017, Nepal exported $13.2M to Japan. The main products exported from Nepal to Japan were Non-Knit Women's Suits ($2.02M), Knit Sweaters ($1.21M), and Scarves ($725k). During the last 5 years the exports of Nepal to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 2.61%, from $11.6M in 2022 to $13.2M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
Nepal
Top DestinationIndia$956M

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Nepal included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Nepal than Japan included Central African Republic ($8.88M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Nepal

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Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Nepal in the exports of Machines ($11.6M), Instruments ($8.53M), and Transportation ($8.27M).

During 2017, Nepal had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Textiles ($5.93M), Foodstuffs ($1.88M), and Vegetable Products ($1.74M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Nepal+$11.6MCars
Top Product Potential Nepal Japan+$2.44MNon-Knit Women's Suits

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 Japan and Nepal. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Nepal. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Nepal indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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