Imports of goods and services — all countries

Imports of goods and services — Japan

Imports of goods and services in Japan in 2024 — 958,381,808,469 US$. Ranked 6 in the world out of 171. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4,796.5%.

2024 958B US$ −3.01% vs 2023
World rank 6of 171
Period maximum 1.08T US$2022
Period minimum 19.57B US$1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · US$

Imports of goods and services — Japan, 1970–20240500B1T1.5T19701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 19,572,635,781 US$1971: 20,867,004,112 US$1972: 25,436,329,222 US$1973: 41,807,597,571 US$1974: 66,503,972,919 US$1975: 64,302,596,002 US$1976: 72,270,446,349 US$1977: 79,894,824,196 US$1978: 91,906,326,826 US$1979: 127,175,652,405 US$1980: 155,866,963,511 US$1981: 164,658,527,096 US$1982: 151,713,508,329 US$1983: 146,249,637,386 US$1984: 157,511,814,670 US$1985: 149,721,341,618 US$1986: 150,490,328,139 US$1987: 181,576,008,988 US$1988: 233,782,306,438 US$1989: 267,623,386,903 US$1990: 295,830,930,469 US$1991: 297,072,083,274 US$1992: 298,544,112,852 US$1993: 308,939,565,351 US$1994: 348,440,138,620 US$1995: 420,000,722,946 US$1996: 440,058,798,060 US$1997: 422,282,171,634 US$1998: 353,663,297,055 US$1999: 385,717,972,939 US$2000: 452,064,900,177 US$2001: 414,845,357,771 US$2002: 401,205,059,495 US$2003: 445,643,407,643 US$2004: 532,277,504,090 US$2005: 599,781,161,369 US$2006: 660,752,902,210 US$2007: 711,118,565,478 US$2008: 862,718,956,651 US$2009: 633,184,104,751 US$2010: 782,080,174,983 US$2011: 961,182,364,174 US$2012: 1,007,099,152,148 US$2013: 948,362,884,512 US$2014: 980,024,678,768 US$2015: 799,671,850,412 US$2016: 763,174,802,439 US$2017: 829,948,316,864 US$2018: 922,228,472,389 US$2019: 908,590,987,611 US$2020: 798,645,128,767 US$2021: 938,755,726,387 US$2022: 1,076,977,967,309 US$2023: 988,160,815,442 US$2024: 958,381,808,469 US$
Change over the period: +939B (+4,796.54%) Average annual rate: 7.47 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Japan 958B US$
World 31.39T US$
Eastern Asia computed 5.76T US$
High-income countries computed 20.69T US$
Imports of goods and services — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 958B −29.78B −3.01%
2023 988B −88.82B −8.25%
2022 1.08T +138B +14.72%
2021 939B +140B +17.54%
2020 799B −110B −12.1%
2019 909B −13.64B −1.48%
2018 922B +92.28B +11.12%
2017 830B +66.77B +8.75%
2016 763B −36.5B −4.56%
2015 800B −180B −18.4%
2014 980B +31.66B +3.34%
2013 948B −58.74B −5.83%
2012 1.01T +45.92B +4.78%
2011 961B +179B +22.9%
2010 782B +149B +23.52%
2009 633B −230B −26.61%
2008 863B +152B +21.32%
2007 711B +50.37B +7.62%
2006 661B +60.97B +10.17%
2005 600B +67.5B +12.68%
2004 532B +86.63B +19.44%
2003 446B +44.44B +11.08%
2002 401B −13.64B −3.29%
2001 415B −37.22B −8.23%
2000 452B +66.35B +17.2%
1999 386B +32.05B +9.06%
1998 354B −68.62B −16.25%
1997 422B −17.78B −4.04%
1996 440B +20.06B +4.78%
1995 420B +71.56B +20.54%
1994 348B +39.5B +12.79%
1993 309B +10.4B +3.48%
1992 299B +1.47B +0.5%
1991 297B +1.24B +0.42%
1990 296B +28.21B +10.54%
1989 268B +33.84B +14.48%
1988 234B +52.21B +28.75%
1987 182B +31.09B +20.66%
1986 150B +769M +0.51%
1985 150B −7.79B −4.95%
1984 158B +11.26B +7.7%
1983 146B −5.46B −3.6%
1982 152B −12.95B −7.86%
1981 165B +8.79B +5.64%
1980 156B +28.69B +22.56%
1979 127B +35.27B +38.38%
1978 91.91B +12.01B +15.03%
1977 79.89B +7.62B +10.55%
1976 72.27B +7.97B +12.39%
1975 64.3B −2.2B −3.31%
1974 66.5B +24.7B +59.07%
1973 41.81B +16.37B +64.36%
1972 25.44B +4.57B +21.9%
1971 20.87B +1.29B +6.61%
1970 19.57B

Eastern Asia, 2024

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

About the indicator

Imports of goods and services in current US dollars — the value of all goods and market services received from the rest of the world. Together with exports it determines the contribution of foreign trade to GDP; the difference between exports and imports is the trade balance.

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