Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Japan
Japan: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 4.8% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 29.8% on the previous year and up 549.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Japan peaked at 4.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Japan ranks 42nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +32.1% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +20.6% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +7.8% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +21.8% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -39.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +39.3% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -53.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -16.6% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +313.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -14.7% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -14.0% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +31.4% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -45.7% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +75.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +29.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 3.0× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Japan's 4.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.1%, 4.4× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +313.6% | 0.7% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 0.7% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 4.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Japan?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Japan was 4.8% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Japan ranks 42nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 549.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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