Japan - Merchandise trade

Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Japan was 25.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.68 in 2014, while its lowest value was 13.45 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 19.29
1961 18.77
1962 17.38
1963 17.54
1964 17.87
1965 18.27
1966 18.27
1967 17.86
1968 17.71
1969 18.01
1970 17.97
1971 18.20
1972 16.65
1973 17.45
1974 24.48
1975 21.80
1976 22.55
1977 21.13
1978 17.57
1979 20.11
1980 24.58
1981 24.15
1982 23.79
1983 21.99
1984 23.20
1985 21.99
1986 16.27
1987 15.09
1988 14.72
1989 15.83
1990 16.69
1991 15.39
1992 14.66
1993 13.56
1994 13.45
1995 14.05
1996 15.44
1997 16.91
1998 16.31
1999 15.69
2000 17.28
2001 17.20
2002 18.02
2003 18.91
2004 20.85
2005 22.99
2006 26.64
2007 29.18
2008 30.23
2009 21.41
2010 25.42
2011 26.93
2012 26.85
2013 29.70
2014 30.68
2015 28.64
2016 25.04
2017 27.79
2018 29.51
2019 27.71
2020 25.24

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade