List of the largest trading partners of Japan

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The following is a list of the 15 largest trading partners of Japan.

These figures do not include services or foreign direct investment, but only trade in goods. The fifteen largest Japanese trading partners with their total trade (sum of imports and exports) in billions of US dollars for calendar year 2021 are as follows: [1]

RankCountry/DistrictExportsImportsTotal tradeTrade balance
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World

719.1787.51,506.6-68.4
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 126.5174.2300.7-47.8
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 144.282.5226.661.7
-Infobox ASEAN flag.svg  ASEAN 105.1120.9226.0-15.8
-Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 74.080.7154.7-6.7
-Flag of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.svg  Gulf Cooperation Council 22.093.5115.5-71.5
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16.865.382.1-48.5
4Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 43.035.778.77.3
5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 47.031.178.116.0
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 29.425.855.23.6
7Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 10.437.047.4-26.6
8Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 17.225.943.0-8.7
9Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 19.422.541.9-3.1
10Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 6.434.841.1-28.4
11Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 14.524.538.9-10.0
12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 14.020.234.2-6.2
13Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 32.61.534.131.0
14Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 18.98.627.510.2
15Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 10.914.525.5-3.6

Japan is also the dominant export partner of the following:

Exports [2]
RegionPercentage
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau 77.2%
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 31.8%
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 25.6%

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References

  1. "Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics | Reports and Statistics - Japan External Trade Organization - JETRO". www.jetro.go.jp. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  2. "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". Archived from the original on 2018-12-06. Retrieved 2018-10-13.