Japan vs Low & middle income: Imports of goods, services and primary income
Imports of goods, services and primary income over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Low & middle income currently reports 11.30 trillion BoP, current US$ against 1.17 trillion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 10.13 trillion BoP, current US$.
That makes Low & middle income's figure about 9.6 times Japan's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Low & middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 9th of 200 countries.
Low & middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 452.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.24 trillion BoP, current US$ | 785.54 billion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 616.34 billion BoP, current US$ | 2.80 trillion BoP, current US$ | 2.18 trillion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 974.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.03 trillion BoP, current US$ | 6.06 trillion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
| 2020s | 1.10 trillion BoP, current US$ | 9.90 trillion BoP, current US$ | 8.80 trillion BoP, current US$ | Low & middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Low & middle income, at 11.30 trillion BoP, current US$ against 1.17 trillion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 10.13 trillion BoP, current US$, with Low & middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income?
- Japan ranks 8th and Low & middle income ranks 9th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.