Weapons in Japan | The Observatory of Economic Complexity

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Exports In 2022, Japan exported $344M in Weapons, making it the 18th largest exporter of Weapons in the world. At the same year, Weapons was the 59th most exported product in Japan. The main destination of Weapons exports from Japan are: United States ($288M), Belgium ($11.5M), Canada ($10.3M), United Kingdom ($7.14M), and Portugal ($4.9M).

The fastest growing export markets for Weapons of Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($136M), United Kingdom ($5.18M), and Thailand ($3.94M).

Imports In 2022, Japan imported $393M in Weapons, becoming the 11th largest importer of Weapons in the world. At the same year, Weapons was the 79th most imported product in Japan. Japan imports Weapons primarily from: United States ($224M), Thailand ($106M), Sweden ($19.6M), Chinese Taipei ($9.84M), and Italy ($7.94M).

The fastest growing import markets in Weapons for Japan between 2021 and 2022 were United States ($150M), Thailand ($106M), and Sweden ($1.59M).

COMPANIES In 2023, leading companies such as John Deere (12), General Motors (7), and CNH Industrial (3) were at the forefront of shipping Weapons from Japan to the United States.

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October 2024

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Overview In October 2024 Japan's Weapons exports accounted up to ¥2.79B and imports accounted up to ¥2.27B, resulting in a positive trade balance of ¥514M. Between October 2023 and October 2024 the exports of Japan's Weapons have decreased by ¥-575M (-17.1%) from ¥3.36B to ¥2.79B, while imports increased by ¥970M (74.6%) from ¥1.3B to ¥2.27B.

Destinations In October 2024, Weapons were exported mostly to United States (¥2.56B), Belgium (¥74.5M), Portugal (¥62.7M), Spain (¥25.5M), and Denmark (¥14.5M), and were imported mostly from United States (¥1.02B), Sweden (¥1.01B), Chinese Taipei (¥64M), Italy (¥63.9M), and Spain (¥40.4M).

Growth In October 2024, the decrease in Weapons's year-by-year exports was explained primarily by a decrease in exports to Germany (¥-8.61M or -55.3%), United Kingdom (¥-6.81M or -68.7%), and Italy (¥-97k or -7.13%). In October 2024, the increase in Weapons's year-by-year imports was explained primarily by an increase in imports from United States (¥2.02B or 433%), Austria (¥224M or 123%), and United Kingdom (¥131M or 848%).

Subnational Monthly Trade

Time Scale

Year

Quarter

Month

Flow

Exports

Imports

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

EXPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)¥-575M(-17.1%)

IMPORT GROWTH (October 2023 - October 2024)¥970M(74.6%)

MAIN EXPORTER (October 2024)Tokyo¥14.7B

MAIN DESTINATION (October 2024)United States¥2.56B

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

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

Color

Trade Value

Growth

Growth (%)

Year

EXPORTS (2022)$344M

IMPORTS (2022)$393M

NET TRADE (2022)-$48.6M

In 2022, Japan exported $344M in Weapons. The main destinations of Japan exports on Weapons were United States ($288M), Belgium ($11.5M), Canada ($10.3M), United Kingdom ($7.14M), and Portugal ($4.9M).

In 2022, Japan imported $393M in Weapons, mainly from United States ($224M), Thailand ($106M), Sweden ($19.6M), Chinese Taipei ($9.84M), and Italy ($7.94M).

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