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Exports $137BRnk 1 / 211
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Top Product $32.9BCars
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Exports $79.5BRnk 4 / 219
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Top Product $9.52BPetroleum Gas
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 2.07Rnk 1 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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GDP$4.23TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH-32.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $33,815CURRENT US$
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About

Japan-United States Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $137B to United States. The main products that Japan exported to United States were Cars ($32.9B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($7.72B), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($5.82B). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $130B in 2017 to $137B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to United States worth $72.8B, with Services not allocated ($35.5B), Other business services ($16.9B), and Royalties and license fees ($8.5B) being the largest in terms of value.

United States-Japan Trade: In 2022, United States exported $79.5B to Japan. The main products that United States exported to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($9.52B), Packaged Medicaments ($4.22B), and Corn ($3.26B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.92%,  from $65.6B in 2017 to $79.5B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to Japan worth $47.1B, with Other business services ($9.67B), Travel ($9.01B), and Transportation ($8.01B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T).

Latest Trends

September, 2024

About

Overview In September 2024, Japan exported ¥1.85T and imported ¥1.01T from United States, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥842B. Between September 2023 and September 2024 the exports of Japan have decreased by ¥-45.7B (-2.41%) from ¥1.9T to ¥1.85T, while imports increased by ¥66.5B (7.06%) from ¥942B to ¥1.01T.

Trade In September 2024, the top exports of Japan to United States were Cars (¥261B), Commodities not elsewhere specified (¥74.1B), Large Construction Vehicles (¥62.1B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701... (¥60.3B), and Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥33.2B). In September 2024 the top imports of Japan from United States were Petroleum Gas (¥134B), Gas Turbines (¥52.9B), Packaged Medicaments (¥48.8B), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (¥30.2B), and Coal Briquettes (¥25.5B).

Origins In September 2024 the exports of Japan were mainly from Aichi (¥482B), Tokyo (¥279B), Chiba (¥208B), Osaka (¥171B), and Kanagawa (¥168B), while imports destinations were mainly Chiba (¥396B), Tokyo (¥117B), Osaka (¥92.9B), Aichi (¥90B), and Kanagawa (¥61.6B).

Growth In September 2024, the decrease in Japan's year-by-year exports to United States was explained primarily by an decrease in product exports in Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥-17.6B or -34.7%), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures (¥-12.5B or -94.2%), and Cars (¥-11.5B or -4.22%). In September 2024, the increase in Japan's year-by-year imports  from United States was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Packaged Medicaments (¥27.7B or 131%), Gas Turbines (¥24.7B or 88%), and Petroleum Gas (¥19.4B or 17%).

Latest Trade

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EXPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥-45.7B(-2.41%)
IMPORT GROWTH (September 2023 - September 2024)¥66.5B(7.06%)
MAIN EXPORTER (September 2024)Aichi¥482B

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

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In 2022, Japan exported $137B to United States. The main products exported from Japan to United States were Cars ($32.9B), Motor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705) ($7.72B), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($5.82B). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.15%, from $130B in 2017 to $137B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported $79.5B to Japan. The main products exported from United States to Japan were Petroleum Gas ($9.52B), Packaged Medicaments ($4.22B), and Corn ($3.26B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 3.92%, from $65.6B in 2022 to $79.5B in 2017.

Exports from Japan (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United States (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

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Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$137B
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than United States included Thailand ($30.8B), Chinese Taipei ($50.1B), and Vietnam ($17.9B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than Japan included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and United Kingdom ($75.4B).

Difference in imports from United States (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Japan - United States

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($51.8B), Transportation ($45.4B), and Chemical Products ($12.1B).

During 2017, United States had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Mineral Products ($15.6B), Chemical Products ($14.8B), and Machines ($12.7B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan United States+$886MMotor vehicles; parts and accessories (8701 to 8705)
Top Product Potential United States Japan+$1.08BCrude Petroleum

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

Product Space of Japan (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

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