Japan — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1868–2031 · 164 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 22.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 23% of GDP in 2024; the period change was −0.64 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 19.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 24.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 24 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 23.6 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 23.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 23 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 22.7 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 22.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 23 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 22.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 24.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 18 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 15.4 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 17.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 16.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 14.9 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 17.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 19.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 18 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 15.9 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.