Current account balance (World Bank) in Japan in 2025 — 4.86%. Ranked 14 in the world out of 97. Since 1996, the indicator has risen by 3.49 pp.
1996–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.86 | +0.24 pp |
| 2024 | 4.62 | +1.01 pp |
| 2023 | 3.61 | +1.58 pp |
| 2022 | 2.03 | −1.73 pp |
| 2021 | 3.76 | +0.87 pp |
| 2020 | 2.89 | −0.48 pp |
| 2019 | 3.37 | −0.07 pp |
| 2018 | 3.44 | −0.59 pp |
| 2017 | 4.03 | +0.18 pp |
| 2016 | 3.86 | +0.85 pp |
| 2015 | 3.01 | +2.28 pp |
| 2014 | 0.73 | −0.15 pp |
| 2013 | 0.88 | −0.07 pp |
| 2012 | 0.95 | −1.11 pp |
| 2011 | 2.06 | −1.74 pp |
| 2010 | 3.8 | +1.07 pp |
| 2009 | 2.73 | −0.02 pp |
| 2008 | 2.75 | −1.82 pp |
| 2007 | 4.58 | +0.82 pp |
| 2006 | 3.76 | +0.27 pp |
| 2005 | 3.49 | −0.19 pp |
| 2004 | 3.68 | +0.64 pp |
| 2003 | 3.05 | +0.48 pp |
| 2002 | 2.56 | +0.62 pp |
| 2001 | 1.94 | −0.65 pp |
| 2000 | 2.59 | +0.16 pp |
| 1999 | 2.43 | −0.33 pp |
| 1998 | 2.76 | +0.68 pp |
| 1997 | 2.08 | +0.71 pp |
| 1996 | 1.37 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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