Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Japan

Current account balance in Japan in 2031 — 4.1%. Ranked 31 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 5 pp.

2031 4.1% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 31of 188
Period maximum 4.8%2025
Period minimum -0.9%1980

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Japan, 1980–2031-2024619801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -0.9%1981: 0.4%1982: 0.6%1983: 1.6%1984: 2.5%1985: 3.4%1986: 3.9%1987: 3.2%1988: 2.5%1989: 2%1990: 1.4%1991: 1.8%1992: 2.8%1993: 2.8%1994: 2.6%1995: 2%1996: 1.4%1997: 2.1%1998: 2.8%1999: 2.4%2000: 2.6%2001: 1.9%2002: 2.6%2003: 3%2004: 3.7%2005: 3.5%2006: 3.8%2007: 4.6%2008: 2.8%2009: 2.7%2010: 3.8%2011: 2.1%2012: 0.9%2013: 0.9%2014: 0.7%2015: 3%2016: 3.9%2017: 4%2018: 3.4%2019: 3.4%2020: 2.9%2021: 3.8%2022: 2%2023: 3.6%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.8%2026: 3.8%2027: 3.9%2028: 3.9%2029: 3.9%2030: 4.1%2031: 4.1%
Change over the period: +5 pp Annual average: 0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 4.1%
World computed 0.28%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.13%
Eastern Asia computed 3.76%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 4.1 +0 pp
2030 4.1 +0.2 pp
2029 3.9 +0 pp
2028 3.9 +0 pp
2027 3.9 +0.1 pp
2026 3.8 −1 pp
2025 4.8 +0.3 pp
2024 4.5 +0.9 pp
2023 3.6 +1.6 pp
2022 2 −1.8 pp
2021 3.8 +0.9 pp
2020 2.9 −0.5 pp
2019 3.4 +0 pp
2018 3.4 −0.6 pp
2017 4 +0.1 pp
2016 3.9 +0.9 pp
2015 3 +2.3 pp
2014 0.7 −0.2 pp
2013 0.9 +0 pp
2012 0.9 −1.2 pp
2011 2.1 −1.7 pp
2010 3.8 +1.1 pp
2009 2.7 −0.1 pp
2008 2.8 −1.8 pp
2007 4.6 +0.8 pp
2006 3.8 +0.3 pp
2005 3.5 −0.2 pp
2004 3.7 +0.7 pp
2003 3 +0.4 pp
2002 2.6 +0.7 pp
2001 1.9 −0.7 pp
2000 2.6 +0.2 pp
1999 2.4 −0.4 pp
1998 2.8 +0.7 pp
1997 2.1 +0.7 pp
1996 1.4 −0.6 pp
1995 2 −0.6 pp
1994 2.6 −0.2 pp
1993 2.8 +0 pp
1992 2.8 +1 pp
1991 1.8 +0.4 pp
1990 1.4 −0.6 pp
1989 2 −0.5 pp
1988 2.5 −0.7 pp
1987 3.2 −0.7 pp
1986 3.9 +0.5 pp
1985 3.4 +0.9 pp
1984 2.5 +0.9 pp
1983 1.6 +1 pp
1982 0.6 +0.2 pp
1981 0.4 +1.3 pp
1980 -0.9

Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.