Liberia (LBR) and Japan (JPN) Trade | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Liberia-Japan Trade: In 2023, Liberia exported $22.5k to Japan. The main products that Liberia exported to Japan were Boat Propellers ($17.9k) and Scrap Iron ($4.61k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 79.3%, from $59.5M in 2018 to $22.5k in 2023.

In 2023, Liberia did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Liberia Trade: In 2023, Japan exported $2.82B to Liberia. The main products that Japan exported to Liberia were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($2.74B), Delivery Trucks ($25.3M), and Cars ($21.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $1.17B in 2018 to $2.82B in 2023.

In 2023, Japan did not export any services to Liberia.

Comparison: In 2023, Liberia ranked 126 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.44), and 142 in total exports ($2.36B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($766B).

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In 2023, Liberia exported $22.5k to Japan. The main products exported from Liberia to Japan were Boat Propellers ($17.9k) and Scrap Iron ($4.61k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 79.3%, from $59.5M in 2018 to $22.5k in 2023.

In 2018, Japan exported $2.82B to Liberia. The main products exported from Japan to Liberia were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($2.74B), Delivery Trucks ($25.3M), and Cars ($21.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 15.8%, from $1.17B in 2023 to $2.82B in 2018.

Exports from Liberia () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Liberia () (2023)

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Trade between Liberia () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

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Liberia
Top DestinationSwitzerland$708M

Japan
Top DestinationUnited States$143B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from Liberia than Japan included North Korea ($38.5k).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Japan than Liberia included United States ($143B), China ($138B), and Chinese Taipei ($43B).

Difference in imports from Japan () and Liberia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Japan

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

During 2023, Liberia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Machines ($17.9k) and Metals ($4.61k).

During 2018, Japan had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Transportation ($2.79B), Machines ($21.5M), and Plastics and Rubbers ($2.37M).

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Liberia Japan+$507kScrap Copper

Top Product Potential Japan Liberia+$6.3MRefined 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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Competitive Landscape

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

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Exports from Liberia () to Japan () (2023)

Exports from Japan () to Liberia () (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between Liberia () and Japan ()

Japan Exports

Market Competitiveness

Difference in imports from Japan () and Liberia () (2023)

Comparative Advantage Liberia - Japan

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

Product Space of Liberia () and Japan () (2023)

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