Share of global merchandise exports in Japan
Japan: Share of global merchandise exports was 2.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of global merchandise exports in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global merchandise exports in Japan is 2.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global merchandise exports in Japan peaked at 7.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2024.
Japan ranks 5th of 219 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Share of global merchandise exports in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 6.5% | -12.2% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.1% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 5.3% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 4.6% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 4.5% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 3.6% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 3.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.4% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.9% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 4.6% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 United States of America 8.4% compare
- 3 Germany 6.9% compare
- 4 Netherlands 3.8% compare
- 6 Republic of Korea 2.8% compare
- 7 Italy 2.8% compare
- 8 Hong Kong 2.6% compare
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- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 24,141 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.65 million current LCU per person (2024)
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- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global merchandise exports in Japan?
- Share of global merchandise exports in Japan was 2.9% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global merchandise exports recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of global merchandise exports recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for share of global merchandise exports?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of global merchandise exports rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).