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General profile: Japan

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
124.371 Millions
..
4 188 121 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 364 500 km²
3.27 %
1.90 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-4.0 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
594 941
769 774
624 921
717 261
Merchandise imports
515 866
694 059
648 117
785 796
Merchandise trade balance
79 074
75 715
-23 196
-68 535
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
6 %6 %91 %91 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
145 131126 44046 80242 82132 589145 131126 44046 80242 82132 589
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
102 029
134 414
162 637
(e) 206 623
Services imports
139 030
164 704
178 587
(e) 226 028
Services trade balance
-37 001
-30 290
-15 950
(e) -19 405
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
35.1
31.4
21.8
(e) 14.5
Travel
12.2
9.8
15.4
(e) 19.1
Other services
52.4
58.3
62.3
(e) 64.9
TRADE INDICES
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979110710710810811211110086858992101879711010586799510699971031091008889919210211293108113
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
4 831 467
5 759 072
4 444 931
4 188 121
GDP per capita, current US$
37 771
44 928
34 924
33 674
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
1.80
4.10
1.56
1.90
Current account balance, % of GDP
3.52
3.84
3.07
3.60
Exchange rate (/US$)
110.218
87.780
121.044
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
55.521.726.721.625.455.521.726.721.625.4
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+4.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
2 775.76
-1 251.81
2 975.53
21 433.36
FDI outflows
45 781.25
56 263.41
136 248.52
184 022.18
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.02
0.03
0.07
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
5 383.75 293.94 887.84 388.74 369.54 443.03 830.43 325.13 733.92 363.92 539.62 131.71 684.51 594.51 732.41 383.91 177.0905.0773.6811.11 126.91 249.5773.421 43334 19434 29411 76813 7559 9639 35619 3592 97612 0302 3041 732-1 758-1 25211 93824 42522 549-6 5062 7767 8156 3249 2396 2428 323FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
1.45
1.36
-0.52
(e) -1.57
Balance, % of imports
11.56
9.89
-2.88
(e) -6.66
Normalized balance
0.055
0.047
-0.015
(e) -0.034
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
46473732363735323638343130292535333026
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 92%Urban 92%Rural 8%Rural 8%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.831 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
16 013
17 707
31 027
41 709
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
20 014 970
21 094 824
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
16.95
10.68
8.52
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
13.47
11.98
12.79
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
6.75
6.80
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
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Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024