Current account balance as a share of GDP in Japan
Japan: Current account balance as a share of GDP was 4.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current account balance as a share of GDP in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 4.8% for current account balance as a share of gdp in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.6% on the previous year and up 551.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a share of gdp in Japan peaked at 4.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Japan ranks 40th of 193 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 share of GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 2.0% | -25.1% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +32.0% |
| 2003 | 3.1% | +18.5% |
| 2004 | 3.7% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | +21.6% |
| 2008 | 2.8% | -39.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.8% | +39.6% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -45.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -53.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -16.9% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | +314.9% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +28.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | +31.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -45.6% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +75.5% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +29.6% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3.39 million constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 33,515 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 150.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 5.07 million current LCU per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a share of gdp in Japan?
- Current account balance as a share of gdp in Japan was 4.8% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a share of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Japan rank for current account balance as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 40th out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a share of gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 551.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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