General profile: Japan

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2021
Population
Population
Exchange rates
Exchange rate
GDP
GDP
124.613 Millions
109.754 JPY/US$
4 953 197 Millions current US$
Land area
Land area¹
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 364 500 km²
-0.26 %
1.59 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+17.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2021
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchandise exports
594 941
769 774
624 921
756 032
Merchandise imports
515 866
694 059
648 117
768 976
Merchandise trade balance
79 074
75 715
-23 196
-12 944
Export structure by product group in 2021
(as % of total exports)
5 %5 %92 %92 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2021
(exports, millions of US$)
163 860135 97654 55952 56835 446163 860135 97654 55952 56835 446
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Services exports
102 029
134 414
162 637
(e) 167 851
Services imports
139 030
164 704
178 587
(e) 207 337
Services trade balance
-37 001
-30 290
-15 950
(e) -39 486
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Transport
35.1
31.4
21.8
(e) 15.0
Travel
12.2
9.8
15.4
(e) 2.9
Other services
52.4
58.3
62.3
(e) 80.5
TRADE INDICES
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ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+1.6 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2021
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
GDP, current
4 831 467
5 759 072
4 444 931
4 953 197
GDP per capita, current US$
37 805
44 956
34 930
39 749
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
1.80
4.10
1.56
1.59
Current account balance, % of GDP
3.52
3.84
3.07
2.88
Exchange rate (/US$)
110.218
87.780
121.044
109.754
GDP by expenditure in 2020
(as % of total GDP)
53.421.125.515.515.553.421.125.515.515.5
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+3.0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2021
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2021
FDI inflows
2 775.76
-1 251.81
2 975.53
24 652.03
FDI outflows
45 781.25
56 263.41
136 248.52
146 782.39
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.02
0.03
0.08
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
4 875.24 373.84 369.54 443.03 830.43 325.13 733.92 363.92 539.62 131.71 684.51 594.51 732.41 383.91 177.0905.0773.6811.11 126.91 249.5773.424 65210 70313 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
2021
Balance, % of GDP
1.45
1.36
-0.52
(e) -0.49
Balance, % of imports
11.56
9.89
-2.88
(e) -2.58
Normalized balance
0.055
0.047
-0.015
(e) -0.013
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
3831353735323638343130292535333026
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2021
(% of population)
Urban 92%Urban 92%Rural 8%Rural 8%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.840 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2021
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2021
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
16 013
17 707
31 027
39 313
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
71.18
73.73
87.06
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
18 965 865
20 138 396
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2021
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
16.95
10.68
8.52
8.61
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
13.47
11.98
12.79
13.08
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
6.75
6.80
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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: 20 October 2022