Japan — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1868–2030 · 163 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest imports reading for Japan was 24.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 24% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.46 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 20% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 23.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 24.8 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 24.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 23.3 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 25.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 15.8 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 17.8 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 18.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 16.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 18 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 18.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 16.1 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 15.4 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.