Japan Trade Balance 1970-2021
External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Japan trade balance for 2018 was $11.56B, a 74.47% decline from 2017.
- Japan trade balance for 2017 was $45.27B, a 7.19% decline from 2016.
- Japan trade balance for 2016 was $48.78B, a 365.19% decline from 2015.
- Japan trade balance for 2015 was $-18.39B, a 84.62% decline from 2014.
Japan Trade Balance - Historical Data |
Year |
Billions of US $ |
% of GDP |
2018 |
$11.56B |
0.23% |
2017 |
$45.27B |
0.93% |
2016 |
$48.78B |
0.99% |
2015 |
$-18.39B |
-0.42% |
2014 |
$-119.57B |
-2.47% |
2013 |
$-119.44B |
-2.32% |
2012 |
$-95.94B |
-1.55% |
2011 |
$-33.44B |
-0.54% |
2010 |
$83.25B |
1.46% |
2009 |
$28.82B |
0.55% |
2008 |
$22.62B |
0.45% |
2007 |
$85.46B |
1.89% |
2006 |
$64.06B |
1.41% |
2005 |
$71.78B |
1.51% |
2004 |
$97.35B |
2.02% |
2003 |
$75.37B |
1.70% |
2002 |
$55.59B |
1.35% |
2001 |
$28.41B |
0.66% |
2000 |
$69.86B |
1.43% |
1999 |
$70.92B |
1.55% |
1998 |
$73.27B |
1.82% |
1997 |
$46.66B |
1.06% |
1996 |
$20.96B |
0.43% |
1995 |
$68.88B |
1.26% |
1994 |
$93.37B |
1.90% |
1993 |
$95.40B |
2.14% |
1992 |
$80.30B |
2.05% |
1991 |
$53.70B |
1.50% |
1990 |
$24.33B |
0.78% |
1989 |
$41.28B |
1.35% |
1988 |
$60.32B |
1.96% |
1987 |
$70.12B |
2.77% |
1986 |
$76.37B |
3.67% |
1985 |
$44.63B |
3.19% |
1984 |
$32.25B |
2.45% |
1983 |
$19.08B |
1.53% |
1982 |
$6.22B |
0.55% |
1981 |
$7.48B |
0.61% |
1980 |
$-10.76B |
-0.97% |
1979 |
$-10.18B |
-0.96% |
1978 |
$16.15B |
1.59% |
1977 |
$10.67B |
1.48% |
1976 |
$3.91B |
0.67% |
1975 |
$-0.32B |
-0.06% |
1974 |
$-3.97B |
-0.83% |
1973 |
$-0.23B |
-0.05% |
1972 |
$6.83B |
2.15% |
1971 |
$6.10B |
2.54% |
1970 |
$2.45B |
1.15% |