Japan - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 2.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.64 in 1982, while its lowest value was 1.90 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.09
1961 3.32
1962 3.03
1963 3.01
1964 2.98
1965 2.97
1966 2.97
1967 2.61
1968 2.78
1969 2.80
1970 2.15
1971 2.33
1972 2.77
1973 3.33
1974 4.81
1975 7.78
1976 8.26
1977 8.89
1978 8.72
1979 9.50
1980 9.85
1981 10.69
1982 11.64
1983 9.74
1984 7.48
1985 6.13
1986 3.98
1987 3.35
1988 3.07
1989 2.65
1990 2.73
1991 2.94
1992 3.45
1993 3.02
1994 2.38
1995 1.92
1996 2.23
1997 2.41
1998 3.14
1999 2.33
2000 1.90
2001 2.45
2002 2.68
2003 2.65
2004 2.51
2005 2.72
2006 2.96
2007 3.65
2008 4.36
2009 3.74
2010 3.21
2011 2.82
2012 3.68
2013 3.72
2014 4.23
2015 4.28
2016 3.58
2017 2.81
2018 2.82
2019 3.05
2020 2.66

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in Japan was 641,319,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 823,184,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 4,055,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4,055,000,000
1961 4,236,000,000
1962 4,916,000,000
1963 5,452,000,000
1964 6,673,000,000
1965 8,451,000,000
1966 9,776,000,000
1967 10,442,000,000
1968 12,971,000,000
1969 15,990,000,000
1970 19,318,000,000
1971 23,995,000,000
1972 29,088,000,000
1973 37,017,000,000
1974 55,469,000,000
1975 55,819,000,000
1976 67,304,000,000
1977 81,083,000,000
1978 98,211,000,000
1979 102,299,000,000
1980 130,441,000,000
1981 151,495,000,000
1982 138,385,000,000
1983 146,965,000,000
1984 169,700,000,000
1985 177,164,000,000
1986 210,757,000,000
1987 231,286,000,000
1988 264,856,000,000
1989 273,932,000,000
1990 287,581,000,000
1991 314,786,000,000
1992 339,885,000,000
1993 362,244,000,000
1994 397,005,000,000
1995 443,116,000,000
1996 410,901,000,000
1997 420,957,000,000
1998 387,927,000,000
1999 417,610,000,000
2000 479,249,000,000
2001 403,496,000,000
2002 416,726,000,000
2003 471,817,000,000
2004 565,675,000,000
2005 594,941,000,000
2006 646,725,000,000
2007 714,327,000,000
2008 781,412,000,000
2009 580,719,000,000
2010 769,774,000,000
2011 823,184,000,000
2012 798,568,000,000
2013 715,097,000,000
2014 690,203,000,000
2015 624,921,000,000
2016 645,052,000,000
2017 698,329,000,000
2018 738,143,000,000
2019 705,564,000,000
2020 641,319,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 58.82 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 82.02 in 1989, while its lowest value was 58.82 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 61.42
1961 59.06
1962 63.51
1963 63.08
1964 61.60
1965 62.84
1966 65.32
1967 65.46
1968 68.08
1969 68.87
1970 69.86
1971 69.56
1972 71.31
1973 68.84
1974 64.01
1975 59.65
1976 66.13
1977 67.58
1978 69.01
1979 70.35
1980 68.44
1981 69.18
1982 71.26
1983 74.23
1984 77.67
1985 76.94
1986 80.61
1987 82.01
1988 81.96
1989 82.02
1990 81.17
1991 80.40
1992 79.30
1993 77.24
1994 77.53
1995 75.60
1996 74.99
1997 76.86
1998 79.74
1999 79.81
2000 78.60
2001 76.90
2002 75.38
2003 72.88
2004 71.47
2005 70.36
2006 69.34
2007 67.02
2008 64.58
2009 63.35
2010 60.77
2011 59.60
2012 59.57
2013 60.40
2014 60.72
2015 62.02
2016 62.49
2017 61.04
2018 59.85
2019 60.46
2020 58.82

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 41.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 41.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 15.07 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 32.05
1961 34.14
1962 29.21
1963 28.53
1964 29.71
1965 28.03
1966 26.63
1967 26.87
1968 24.97
1969 24.18
1970 23.02
1971 22.23
1972 20.69
1973 23.43
1974 27.64
1975 30.64
1976 23.92
1977 24.17
1978 24.51
1979 23.83
1980 26.02
1981 25.54
1982 22.99
1983 21.70
1984 18.94
1985 19.73
1986 16.20
1987 15.15
1988 15.07
1989 15.26
1990 16.21
1991 17.15
1992 18.84
1993 21.20
1994 21.32
1995 23.05
1996 23.68
1997 22.76
1998 20.01
1999 19.93
2000 21.22
2001 22.82
2002 24.42
2003 27.01
2004 28.34
2005 29.43
2006 30.37
2007 32.65
2008 35.15
2009 36.36
2010 38.81
2011 39.98
2012 40.08
2013 39.38
2014 39.03
2015 37.64
2016 37.21
2017 38.91
2018 40.13
2019 39.51
2020 41.17

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 33.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.95 in 2020, while its lowest value was 8.14 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13.63
1961 14.09
1962 11.87
1963 12.02
1964 12.71
1965 13.27
1966 13.98
1967 14.61
1968 13.06
1969 12.91
1970 11.80
1971 10.49
1972 9.85
1973 11.07
1974 11.85
1975 12.73
1976 9.91
1977 9.46
1978 10.47
1979 11.22
1980 11.73
1981 11.04
1982 10.70
1983 11.14
1984 10.27
1985 11.73
1986 8.70
1987 8.14
1988 8.86
1989 9.47
1990 10.19
1991 11.08
1992 12.05
1993 14.25
1994 15.35
1995 17.44
1996 18.23
1997 17.05
1998 13.52
1999 14.78
2000 16.38
2001 17.77
2002 19.56
2003 22.05
2004 22.83
2005 23.17
2006 23.20
2007 24.50
2008 25.87
2009 29.22
2010 30.89
2011 31.40
2012 31.45
2013 30.76
2014 30.51
2015 29.59
2016 29.50
2017 31.22
2018 32.14
2019 31.58
2020 33.95

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 1.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 2.88 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.15 in 1979.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.17
1961 0.52
1962 0.37
1963 0.30
1964 0.20
1965 0.27
1966 0.44
1967 0.40
1968 0.21
1969 0.21
1970 0.20
1971 0.18
1972 0.21
1973 0.46
1974 0.52
1975 0.34
1976 0.55
1977 0.36
1978 0.17
1979 0.15
1980 0.20
1981 0.24
1982 0.23
1983 0.27
1984 0.23
1985 0.32
1986 0.40
1987 0.30
1988 0.23
1989 0.20
1990 0.37
1991 0.27
1992 0.58
1993 0.83
1994 0.50
1995 0.51
1996 0.58
1997 0.71
1998 0.75
1999 0.41
2000 0.43
2001 0.43
2002 0.49
2003 0.77
2004 1.02
2005 1.24
2006 1.67
2007 2.16
2008 2.88
2009 1.00
2010 1.54
2011 2.06
2012 2.14
2013 2.17
2014 1.96
2015 1.34
2016 1.47
2017 1.52
2018 1.69
2019 1.64
2020 1.58

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 2.29 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.21 in 1961, while its lowest value was 1.73 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.66
1961 6.21
1962 5.45
1963 4.32
1964 4.30
1965 3.52
1966 3.44
1967 3.83
1968 3.59
1969 3.66
1970 3.84
1971 4.09
1972 4.02
1973 4.59
1974 5.87
1975 5.34
1976 3.98
1977 4.10
1978 3.72
1979 3.90
1980 4.16
1981 3.88
1982 2.85
1983 1.93
1984 1.96
1985 1.95
1986 1.98
1987 1.93
1988 1.73
1989 1.78
1990 1.81
1991 1.97
1992 2.33
1993 2.50
1994 2.40
1995 2.14
1996 2.09
1997 2.48
1998 2.87
1999 2.29
2000 2.30
2001 2.38
2002 2.02
2003 1.76
2004 1.92
2005 2.25
2006 2.58
2007 2.76
2008 2.81
2009 2.56
2010 2.80
2011 2.78
2012 2.92
2013 2.98
2014 3.04
2015 3.06
2016 2.77
2017 2.77
2018 2.77
2019 2.71
2020 2.29

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 0.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.63 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.59
1961 2.62
1962 1.98
1963 2.13
1964 2.08
1965 2.11
1966 2.04
1967 1.68
1968 2.07
1969 2.04
1970 1.74
1971 1.92
1972 2.01
1973 2.29
1974 3.93
1975 6.63
1976 5.23
1977 5.39
1978 5.63
1979 4.17
1980 4.67
1981 5.04
1982 4.37
1983 4.23
1984 3.06
1985 2.61
1986 1.82
1987 1.26
1988 1.16
1989 0.98
1990 1.17
1991 1.33
1992 1.36
1993 0.96
1994 0.76
1995 0.59
1996 0.64
1997 0.74
1998 0.82
1999 0.65
2000 0.48
2001 0.64
2002 0.68
2003 0.70
2004 0.67
2005 0.73
2006 0.70
2007 0.80
2008 1.02
2009 0.98
2010 0.86
2011 0.63
2012 0.62
2013 0.60
2014 0.65
2015 0.63
2016 0.64
2017 0.55
2018 0.48
2019 0.51
2020 0.45

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 1.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.22 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.80 in 2001.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.22
1961 4.99
1962 4.58
1963 4.44
1964 4.77
1965 4.18
1966 3.22
1967 2.47
1968 2.33
1969 1.64
1970 1.54
1971 1.63
1972 1.46
1973 1.54
1974 1.88
1975 1.84
1976 1.32
1977 1.49
1978 1.52
1979 1.79
1980 1.73
1981 1.63
1982 1.99
1983 1.93
1984 1.57
1985 1.78
1986 1.88
1987 1.63
1988 1.50
1989 1.40
1990 1.25
1991 1.16
1992 1.04
1993 1.05
1994 0.97
1995 1.06
1996 1.10
1997 0.91
1998 1.02
1999 0.93
2000 0.87
2001 0.80
2002 0.82
2003 0.90
2004 0.92
2005 1.01
2006 1.14
2007 1.24
2008 1.37
2009 1.46
2010 1.58
2011 1.82
2012 1.74
2013 1.62
2014 1.72
2015 1.99
2016 1.95
2017 1.99
2018 2.18
2019 2.04
2020 1.92

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 0.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.78 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.76 in 2000.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 5.78
1961 5.72
1962 4.97
1963 5.31
1964 5.65
1965 4.68
1966 3.51
1967 3.88
1968 3.71
1969 3.73
1970 3.90
1971 3.91
1972 3.14
1973 3.47
1974 3.59
1975 3.76
1976 2.94
1977 3.37
1978 3.00
1979 2.61
1980 3.53
1981 3.70
1982 2.84
1983 2.19
1984 1.86
1985 1.34
1986 1.43
1987 1.89
1988 1.60
1989 1.43
1990 1.41
1991 1.35
1992 1.48
1993 1.62
1994 1.33
1995 1.31
1996 1.05
1997 0.87
1998 1.03
1999 0.88
2000 0.76
2001 0.81
2002 0.85
2003 0.84
2004 0.99
2005 1.03
2006 1.09
2007 1.18
2008 1.19
2009 1.14
2010 1.13
2011 1.29
2012 1.22
2013 1.24
2014 1.15
2015 1.03
2016 0.88
2017 0.85
2018 0.87
2019 1.03
2020 0.98

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in Japan was 0.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.95 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.02 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.53
1961 6.80
1962 7.28
1963 8.39
1964 8.69
1965 9.13
1966 8.05
1967 7.67
1968 6.95
1969 6.94
1970 7.12
1971 8.21
1972 8.00
1973 7.74
1974 8.35
1975 9.71
1976 9.95
1977 8.26
1978 6.48
1979 5.82
1980 5.54
1981 5.28
1982 5.75
1983 4.07
1984 3.38
1985 3.33
1986 3.18
1987 2.84
1988 2.98
1989 2.72
1990 2.62
1991 2.45
1992 1.86
1993 1.56
1994 1.15
1995 1.36
1996 1.33
1997 0.38
1998 0.25
1999 0.25
2000 0.18
2001 0.28
2002 0.20
2003 0.11
2004 0.19
2005 0.21
2006 0.28
2007 0.33
2008 0.28
2009 0.29
2010 0.42
2011 0.42
2012 0.35
2013 0.23
2014 0.25
2015 0.33
2016 0.30
2017 0.05
2018 0.02
2019 0.03
2020 0.02

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Japan was 638,167,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 822,564,000,000 in 2011 and 3,912,700,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3,912,700,000
1961 4,073,800,000
1962 4,730,500,000
1963 5,236,800,000
1964 6,347,900,000
1965 8,080,100,000
1966 9,539,800,000
1967 10,174,100,000
1968 12,740,800,000
1969 15,676,600,000
1970 18,955,400,000
1971 23,595,800,000
1972 28,930,700,000
1973 36,999,800,000
1974 55,498,900,000
1975 55,734,100,000
1976 67,328,000,000
1977 81,088,500,000
1978 98,357,200,000
1979 102,300,000,000
1980 130,443,000,000
1981 151,515,000,000
1982 138,448,000,000
1983 146,983,000,000
1984 169,790,000,000
1985 177,233,000,000
1986 210,787,000,000
1987 231,367,000,000
1988 265,018,000,000
1989 274,655,000,000
1990 287,796,000,000
1991 314,967,000,000
1992 339,944,000,000
1993 362,794,000,000
1994 395,286,000,000
1995 443,256,000,000
1996 411,565,000,000
1997 421,466,000,000
1998 388,040,000,000
1999 419,456,000,000
2000 478,363,000,000
2001 403,524,000,000
2002 416,797,000,000
2003 471,916,000,000
2004 565,822,000,000
2005 594,889,000,000
2006 646,798,000,000
2007 714,267,000,000
2008 782,049,000,000
2009 580,719,000,000
2010 769,773,000,000
2011 822,564,000,000
2012 798,620,000,000
2013 714,613,000,000
2014 690,213,000,000
2015 624,801,000,000
2016 644,933,000,000
2017 698,073,000,000
2018 737,941,000,000
2019 705,632,000,000
2020 638,167,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports