Trade in services in Japan
Japan: Trade in services was 11.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Japan stood at 11.6%. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 54.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Japan peaked at 11.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Japan 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Trade in services in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3.9% | — |
| 1997 | 4.2% | +7.4% |
| 1998 | 4.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | -10.4% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 4.0% | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | +13.5% |
| 2005 | 4.9% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 6.1% | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -16.4% |
| 2010 | 5.2% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 5.0% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 5.8% | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 7.1% | +23.0% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 7.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -14.7% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | +18.3% |
| 2023 | 10.1% | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 11.5% | +13.8% |
| 2025 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 3.7% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 5.0% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 6 |
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- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2166 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,320 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Japan?
- Trade in services in Japan was 11.6% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for trade in services?
- Japan ranks 154th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.