Japan

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

21.98%

+0.92 pp

As of 2024 | % of GDP

Latest
21.98% 2024
Previous year
21.06% 2023
Min
8.66% 1994
Max
21.98% 2024
YearValue
202421.98%
202321.06%
202220.65%
202117.46%
202015.13%
201917.04%
201817.91%
201717.22%
201615.72%
201517.09%
201417.11%
201315.60%
201214.27%
201114.66%
201014.78%
200912.31%
200817.06%
200717.12%
200615.50%
200513.69%
200412.66%
200311.33%
200210.69%
20019.93%
#CountryExportsChangeYear
60Euro area48.57%−0.63 pp202569Korea, Rep.45.76%+1.40 pp2025120United Kingdom30.60%−0.46 pp2025139Australia23.24%−1.38 pp2025147Japan21.98%+0.92 pp2024
153China21.07%+0.63 pp2025
183United States10.97%−0.08 pp2024

What exports as a share of GDP are

Exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) measure how large foreign sales are relative to domestic output. Latest: 21.98% in 2024.

Small open economies often show high ratios; large continental economies show lower ones. The ratio is not an export growth rate. From 1970 to 2024 (55 years): latest 21.98% (2024), previous year 21.06% (2023); low 8.66% (1994), high 21.98% (2024).

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