Japan - Imports of goods and services

Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) in Japan was $799,523,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 24 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,014,810,000,000 in 2012 and $359,327,000,000 in 1998.

Definition: Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1996 $442,139,000,000
1997 $426,203,000,000
1998 $359,327,000,000
1999 $390,917,000,000
2000 $454,632,000,000
2001 $417,329,000,000
2002 $405,295,000,000
2003 $449,224,000,000
2004 $537,111,000,000
2005 $603,031,000,000
2006 $665,520,000,000
2007 $718,700,000,000
2008 $872,817,000,000
2009 $645,807,000,000
2010 $791,793,000,000
2011 $970,205,000,000
2012 $1,014,810,000,000
2013 $955,467,000,000
2014 $991,579,000,000
2015 $807,987,000,000
2016 $771,080,000,000
2017 $837,877,000,000
2018 $928,423,000,000
2019 $913,248,000,000
2020 $799,523,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (current US$) in Japan was $786,216,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,007,100,000,000 in 2012 and $19,572,640,000 in 1970.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1970 $19,572,640,000
1971 $20,867,000,000
1972 $25,436,330,000
1973 $41,807,600,000
1974 $66,503,970,000
1975 $64,302,600,000
1976 $72,270,450,000
1977 $79,894,820,000
1978 $91,906,330,000
1979 $127,176,000,000
1980 $155,867,000,000
1981 $164,659,000,000
1982 $151,714,000,000
1983 $146,250,000,000
1984 $157,512,000,000
1985 $149,721,000,000
1986 $150,490,000,000
1987 $181,576,000,000
1988 $233,782,000,000
1989 $267,623,000,000
1990 $295,832,000,000
1991 $297,072,000,000
1992 $298,544,000,000
1993 $308,940,000,000
1994 $348,440,000,000
1995 $420,001,000,000
1996 $440,059,000,000
1997 $422,282,000,000
1998 $353,663,000,000
1999 $385,718,000,000
2000 $452,065,000,000
2001 $414,845,000,000
2002 $401,205,000,000
2003 $445,643,000,000
2004 $532,278,000,000
2005 $599,781,000,000
2006 $660,753,000,000
2007 $711,119,000,000
2008 $862,719,000,000
2009 $633,184,000,000
2010 $782,080,000,000
2011 $961,182,000,000
2012 $1,007,100,000,000
2013 $948,363,000,000
2014 $980,025,000,000
2015 $799,672,000,000
2016 $763,175,000,000
2017 $829,947,000,000
2018 $922,228,000,000
2019 $895,685,000,000
2020 $786,216,000,000

Imports of goods and services (current LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (current LCU) in Japan was 83,947,900,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103,829,000,000,000 in 2014 and a minimum value of 7,046,150,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 7,046,150,000,000
1971 7,317,590,000,000
1972 7,711,600,000,000
1973 11,359,200,000,000
1974 19,424,600,000,000
1975 19,084,200,000,000
1976 21,432,000,000,000
1977 21,452,600,000,000
1978 19,340,900,000,000
1979 27,869,300,000,000
1980 35,341,400,000,000
1981 36,313,100,000,000
1982 37,788,300,000,000
1983 34,736,000,000,000
1984 37,412,600,000,000
1985 35,713,900,000,000
1986 25,360,600,000,000
1987 26,262,700,000,000
1988 29,959,600,000,000
1989 36,922,500,000,000
1990 42,834,200,000,000
1991 40,017,600,000,000
1992 37,811,000,000,000
1993 34,353,500,000,000
1994 35,613,300,000,000
1995 39,505,100,000,000
1996 47,869,200,000,000
1997 51,092,300,000,000
1998 46,296,400,000,000
1999 43,935,900,000,000
2000 48,717,000,000,000
2001 50,415,700,000,000
2002 50,306,300,000,000
2003 51,665,000,000,000
2004 57,588,700,000,000
2005 66,106,800,000,000
2006 76,845,100,000,000
2007 83,736,700,000,000
2008 89,170,200,000,000
2009 59,247,100,000,000
2010 68,650,900,000,000
2011 76,709,100,000,000
2012 80,356,900,000,000
2013 92,556,100,000,000
2014 103,829,000,000,000
2015 96,795,500,000,000
2016 83,028,000,000,000
2017 93,092,000,000,000
2018 101,835,000,000,000
2019 97,638,300,000,000
2020 83,947,900,000,000

Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$)

The latest value for Imports of goods and services (constant 2010 US$) in Japan was 782,593,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 847,540,000,000 in 2018 and 121,068,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant 2010 U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1970 121,068,000,000
1971 129,598,000,000
1972 143,207,000,000
1973 178,054,000,000
1974 185,498,000,000
1975 166,410,000,000
1976 177,518,000,000
1977 184,778,000,000
1978 197,549,000,000
1979 223,057,000,000
1980 205,745,000,000
1981 210,141,000,000
1982 208,725,000,000
1983 201,538,000,000
1984 222,774,000,000
1985 216,780,000,000
1986 224,923,000,000
1987 245,206,000,000
1988 290,965,000,000
1989 343,321,000,000
1990 371,150,000,000
1991 367,021,000,000
1992 363,031,000,000
1993 358,367,000,000
1994 387,733,000,000
1995 438,103,000,000
1996 489,656,000,000
1997 492,161,000,000
1998 458,675,000,000
1999 475,658,000,000
2000 521,142,000,000
2001 527,202,000,000
2002 531,353,000,000
2003 549,387,000,000
2004 596,107,000,000
2005 631,551,000,000
2006 661,260,000,000
2007 676,276,000,000
2008 681,232,000,000
2009 575,230,000,000
2010 640,148,000,000
2011 676,816,000,000
2012 713,724,000,000
2013 736,342,000,000
2014 796,169,000,000
2015 799,672,000,000
2016 790,273,000,000
2017 816,405,000,000
2018 847,540,000,000
2019 844,076,000,000
2020 782,593,000,000

Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Japan was -7.28 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 24.33 in 1973 and a minimum value of -15.56 in 2009.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

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Year Value
1971 7.05
1972 10.50
1973 24.33
1974 4.18
1975 -10.29
1976 6.68
1977 4.09
1978 6.91
1979 12.91
1980 -7.76
1981 2.14
1982 -0.67
1983 -3.44
1984 10.54
1985 -2.69
1986 3.76
1987 9.02
1988 18.66
1989 17.99
1990 8.11
1991 -1.11
1992 -1.09
1993 -1.28
1994 8.19
1995 12.99
1996 11.77
1997 0.51
1998 -6.80
1999 3.70
2000 9.56
2001 1.16
2002 0.79
2003 3.39
2004 8.50
2005 5.95
2006 4.70
2007 2.27
2008 0.73
2009 -15.56
2010 11.29
2011 5.73
2012 5.45
2013 3.17
2014 8.12
2015 0.44
2016 -1.18
2017 3.31
2018 3.81
2019 -0.41
2020 -7.28

Imports of goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for Imports of goods and services (constant LCU) in Japan was 94,728,200,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 102,590,000,000,000 in 2018 and a minimum value of 14,654,600,000,000 in 1970.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 14,654,600,000,000
1971 15,687,100,000,000
1972 17,334,400,000,000
1973 21,552,300,000,000
1974 22,453,500,000,000
1975 20,142,900,000,000
1976 21,487,500,000,000
1977 22,366,300,000,000
1978 23,912,100,000,000
1979 26,999,700,000,000
1980 24,904,300,000,000
1981 25,436,300,000,000
1982 25,264,900,000,000
1983 24,394,900,000,000
1984 26,965,400,000,000
1985 26,239,900,000,000
1986 27,225,500,000,000
1987 29,680,700,000,000
1988 35,219,500,000,000
1989 41,557,000,000,000
1990 44,925,500,000,000
1991 44,425,700,000,000
1992 43,942,700,000,000
1993 43,378,200,000,000
1994 46,932,800,000,000
1995 53,029,700,000,000
1996 59,269,900,000,000
1997 59,573,200,000,000
1998 55,519,900,000,000
1999 57,575,500,000,000
2000 63,081,100,000,000
2001 63,814,700,000,000
2002 64,317,100,000,000
2003 66,500,000,000,000
2004 72,155,200,000,000
2005 76,445,500,000,000
2006 80,041,600,000,000
2007 81,859,200,000,000
2008 82,459,100,000,000
2009 69,628,200,000,000
2010 77,486,100,000,000
2011 81,924,500,000,000
2012 86,392,000,000,000
2013 89,129,800,000,000
2014 96,371,500,000,000
2015 96,795,500,000,000
2016 95,657,800,000,000
2017 98,821,000,000,000
2018 102,590,000,000,000
2019 102,170,000,000,000
2020 94,728,200,000,000

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)

Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) in Japan was 15.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 20.01 in 2014, while its lowest value was 6.94 in 1993.

Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 9.21
1971 8.69
1972 8.00
1973 9.68
1974 13.87
1975 12.33
1976 12.33
1977 11.07
1978 9.07
1979 12.05
1980 14.10
1981 13.51
1982 13.37
1983 11.76
1984 11.95
1985 10.70
1986 7.24
1987 7.17
1988 7.61
1989 8.76
1990 9.44
1991 8.29
1992 7.64
1993 6.94
1994 6.97
1995 7.57
1996 8.94
1997 9.40
1998 8.63
1999 8.32
2000 9.10
2001 9.48
2002 9.59
2003 9.86
2004 10.88
2005 12.41
2006 14.36
2007 15.53
2008 16.89
2009 11.97
2010 13.58
2011 15.42
2012 16.06
2013 18.19
2014 20.01
2015 17.99
2016 15.25
2017 16.83
2018 18.31
2019 17.40
2020 15.54

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments