Japan — Current account (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1875–2030 · 155 observations
About this series
The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Japan, the current account reading stood at 4.17% of GDP in 2025. Against 4.5% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.33 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 3.6% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1875–2030
- Quarterly data, 1968–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 3.46 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 3.52 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 3.53 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 3.62 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 3.95 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 4.17 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 4.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 3.81 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.87 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 3.84 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 2.93 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 3.37 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 3.51 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 4.16 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 3.85 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 3.08 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 0.79 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 0.88 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 1 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 2.06 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.