Imports share of GDP in Japan
Imports into Japan were equal to 22.9% of GDP in 2024.
Japan, 2024
22.9%
Change from 2023
+0.3percentage points
World, 2024
28.1%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
42.6%
Position in 2024
148th of 172
Imports share of GDP in Japan over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | – | 28.5% |
| 2024 | 22.9% | 28.1% |
| 2023 | 22.5% | 28.3% |
| 2022 | 24.2% | 30.0% |
| 2021 | 18.0% | 27.5% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | 25.4% |
| 2019 | 17.3% | 27.4% |
| 2018 | 17.9% | 28.2% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 14.9% | 26.3% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | 27.3% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | 28.9% |
| 2013 | 18.0% | 29.1% |
| 2012 | 15.9% | 29.1% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | 29.4% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | 27.6% |
| 2009 | 11.9% | 25.5% |
| 2008 | 16.7% | 30.1% |
| 2007 | 15.4% | 28.9% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | 26.7% |
| 2004 | 10.8% | 25.5% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | 23.7% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | 22.9% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | 22.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 22.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 19.7%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
- Among the 172 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 148th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 28.1%.