Japan

JapanCurrent account

JP desk: Japan first; United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.

4.86%

+0.24 pp

As of 2025 | % of GDP

Latest
4.86% 2025
Previous year
4.62% 2024
Min
0.73% 2014
Max
4.86% 2025
YearValue
20254.86%
20244.62%
20233.61%
20222.03%
20213.76%
20202.89%
20193.37%
20183.44%
20174.03%
20163.86%
20153.01%
20140.73%
20130.88%
20120.95%
20112.06%
20103.80%
20092.73%
20082.75%
20074.58%
20063.76%
20053.49%
20043.68%
20033.05%
20022.56%
#CountryCurrent accountChangeYear
32Korea, Rep.6.57%+1.24 pp202540Japan4.86%+0.24 pp2025
49China3.77%+1.30 pp2025
110United Kingdom-2.43%+0.53 pp2025115Australia-2.68%−0.37 pp2025131United States-3.63%+0.42 pp2025

What the current account is

The current-account balance as a share of GDP (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS) is exports minus imports of goods and services, plus net primary income and current transfers, divided by GDP. A surplus means the economy is a net lender to the rest of the world. Latest: 4.86% in 2025.

A large surplus or deficit is not automatically good or bad; it depends on saving, investment and the exchange rate. From 1996 to 2025 (30 years): latest 4.86% (2025), previous year 4.62% (2024); low 0.73% (2014), high 4.86% (2025).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).