List of the largest trading partners of Japan

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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

758.7773.41,532.1-14.8
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 164.1186.1348.2-20.0
-Infobox ASEAN flag.svg  ASEAN 113.8113.9227.7-0.1
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 135.481.3216.754.1
-Flag of Europe.svg  European Union 70.186.0156.1-15.9
3Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 54.633.688.221.0
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 52.732.184.820.6
5Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15.352.267.5-36.9
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 33.126.459.56.7
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 20.823.744.5-2.9
8Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 19.123.142.2-4.0
9Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 35.51.136.634.4
10Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 15.719.835.5-4.1
11Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 7.027.134.1-20.1
12Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 13.419.733.1-6.3
13Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 20.18.929.011.2
Flag of the CIS.svg  CIS 9.315.624.9-6.3
14Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 11.110.922.00.2
15Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7.914.021.9-6.1

Japan is also the dominant export partner of the following:

Exports [2]
RegionPercentage
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei 36.5%
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  French Polynesia 22.2%
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 20.8%
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 20.0%

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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.