Merchandise imports — all countries

Merchandise imports — Japan

Merchandise imports in Japan in 2025 — 755,553,000,000 US$. Ranked 8 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 16,723.7%.

2025 756B US$ +1.62% vs 2024
World rank 8of 205
Period maximum 900B US$2022
Period minimum 4.49B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise imports — Japan, 1960–20250250B500B750B1T19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 4,491,000,000 US$1962: 5,636,000,000 US$1964: 7,938,000,000 US$1966: 9,523,000,000 US$1968: 12,988,000,000 US$1970: 18,881,000,000 US$1972: 23,863,000,000 US$1974: 61,948,000,000 US$1976: 64,895,000,000 US$1978: 79,922,000,000 US$1980: 141,296,000,000 US$1982: 131,499,000,000 US$1984: 136,176,000,000 US$1986: 127,553,000,000 US$1988: 187,378,000,000 US$1990: 235,368,000,000 US$1992: 233,246,000,000 US$1994: 275,235,000,000 US$1996: 349,152,000,000 US$1998: 280,484,000,000 US$2000: 379,511,000,000 US$2002: 337,194,000,000 US$2004: 454,542,000,000 US$2006: 579,064,000,000 US$2008: 762,534,000,000 US$2010: 694,059,000,000 US$2012: 885,843,000,000 US$2014: 812,208,000,000 US$2016: 607,728,000,000 US$2018: 748,488,000,000 US$2020: 635,460,000,000 US$2022: 899,941,000,000 US$2024: 743,498,000,000 US$2025: 755,553,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +751B (+16,723.71%) Average annual rate: 8.2 %

Comparison, 2025

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

Japan 756B US$
World 26.69T US$
Eastern Asia computed 4.83T US$
High-income countries computed 17.7T US$
Merchandise imports — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 756B +12.06B +1.62%
2024 743B −43.7B −5.55%
2023 787B −113B −12.53%
2022 900B +131B +17.03%
2021 769B +134B +21.01%
2020 635B −85.5B −11.86%
2019 721B −27.53B −3.68%
2018 748B +76.39B +11.37%
2017 672B +64.37B +10.59%
2016 608B −40.39B −6.23%
2015 648B −164B −20.2%
2014 812B −20.96B −2.52%
2013 833B −52.68B −5.95%
2012 886B +30.46B +3.56%
2011 855B +161B +23.24%
2010 694B +142B +25.74%
2009 552B −211B −27.61%
2008 763B +140B +22.55%
2007 622B +43.18B +7.46%
2006 579B +63.2B +12.25%
2005 516B +61.32B +13.49%
2004 455B +71.61B +18.7%
2003 383B +45.74B +13.56%
2002 337B −11.9B −3.41%
2001 349B −30.42B −8.02%
2000 380B +69.52B +22.42%
1999 310B +29.51B +10.52%
1998 280B −58.27B −17.2%
1997 339B −10.4B −2.98%
1996 349B +13.27B +3.95%
1995 336B +60.65B +22.03%
1994 275B +33.61B +13.91%
1993 242B +8.38B +3.59%
1992 233B −3.75B −1.58%
1991 237B +1.63B +0.69%
1990 235B +25.65B +12.23%
1989 210B +22.34B +11.92%
1988 187B +36.35B +24.06%
1987 151B +23.48B +18.41%
1986 128B −2.94B −2.25%
1985 130B −5.69B −4.18%
1984 136B +9.74B +7.7%
1983 126B −5.06B −3.85%
1982 131B −11.37B −7.96%
1981 143B +1.57B +1.11%
1980 141B +31.47B +28.65%
1979 110B +29.91B +37.42%
1978 79.92B +8.58B +12.03%
1977 71.34B +6.45B +9.93%
1976 64.9B +7.04B +12.16%
1975 57.86B −4.09B −6.6%
1974 61.95B +23.56B +61.37%
1973 38.39B +14.53B +60.87%
1972 23.86B +4.15B +21.06%
1971 19.71B +831M +4.4%
1970 18.88B +3.86B +25.68%
1969 15.02B +2.04B +15.67%
1968 12.99B +1.33B +11.36%
1967 11.66B +2.14B +22.47%
1966 9.52B +1.35B +16.57%
1965 8.17B +231M +2.91%
1964 7.94B +1.2B +17.84%
1963 6.74B +1.1B +19.52%
1962 5.64B −174M −2.99%
1961 5.81B +1.32B +29.37%
1960 4.49B

Eastern Asia, 2025

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

About the indicator

The value of imports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on a CIF basis. Together with merchandise exports it gives the merchandise trade balance — the indicator most often discussed in the context of a “trade deficit” between particular countries.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.