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About

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.

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 0.52%,  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.

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

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Kubota (7.96k), Toyota (3.5k), and Wismettac Asian Foods (2.45k) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Japan to the United States. Conversely, Kubota Corporation (7.69k), Toyota Motor Corporation (3.18k), and Other (2.9k) were notable for importing products to Japan from the United States.

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, 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 2017 to $79.5B in 2022.

In 2017, 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 0.52%, from $130B in 2022 to $137B in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top Destination
Canada$308B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

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

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

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

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

Comparative Advantage United States - Japan

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, 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).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($51.8B), Transportation ($45.4B), and Chemical Products ($12.1B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Japan+$1.08BCrude Petroleum
Top Product Potential Japan United States+$886MMotor 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 United States and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

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

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