Trade as a share of GDP in Japan
Trade in goods and services was equal to 44.9% of GDP in Japan in 2024.
Japan, 2024
44.9%
Change from 2023
+1.3percentage points
World, 2024
56.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
85.4%
Position in 2024
139th of 172
Trade as a 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 | – | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 44.9% | 56.7% |
| 2023 | 43.6% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | 62.1% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | 56.5% |
| 2020 | 30.5% | 51.9% |
| 2019 | 34.4% | 55.8% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | 57.0% |
| 2017 | 33.7% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 30.7% | 53.8% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | 55.6% |
| 2014 | 36.8% | 58.0% |
| 2013 | 33.6% | 58.6% |
| 2012 | 30.2% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 28.2% | 56.2% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | 51.9% |
| 2008 | 33.8% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | 29.7% | 58.4% |
| 2005 | 26.0% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | 54.2% |
| 2003 | 21.1% | 50.7% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | 49.0% |
| 2001 | 19.3% | 49.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.3 percentage points from 43.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 36.8%, the figure has changed by +8.1 percentage points.
- Among the 172 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 139th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 56.7%.