Trade as a share of GDP in Japan

Trade as a share of GDP in Japan was 44.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.3 pts from 2023. That is the 138th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

202444.9%
Change on 2023+1.3 pts
Rank138th of 171Countries ranked
Series high44.92022
Series low15.41993

Trade as a share of GDP in Japan, 1970 to 2024

1020304050197019781986199420022010201820241970: 18.8 %1971: 19.1 %1972: 17.4 %1973: 18.5 %1974: 25.8 %1975: 23.6 %1976: 24.3 %1977: 22.7 %1978: 18.9 %1979: 22.2 %1980: 26.1 %1981: 26.5 %1982: 26.2 %1983: 24 %1984: 25.3 %1985: 23.6 %1986: 17.4 %1987: 16.4 %1988: 16.5 %1989: 18.2 %1990: 18.9 %1991: 17.4 %1992: 16.7 %1993: 15.4 %1994: 15.5 %1995: 16.1 %1996: 17.9 %1997: 19.4 %1998: 18.8 %1999: 17.9 %2000: 19.3 %2001: 19.3 %2002: 20.1 %2003: 21.1 %2004: 23.4 %2005: 26 %2006: 29.7 %2007: 32.5 %2008: 33.8 %2009: 24.2 %2010: 28.2 %2011: 30 %2012: 30.2 %2013: 33.6 %2014: 36.8 %2015: 34.7 %2016: 30.7 %2017: 33.7 %2018: 35.8 %2019: 34.4 %2020: 30.5 %2021: 35.4 %2022: 44.9 %2023: 43.6 %2024: 44.9 %
%. Source: World Bank, Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 55 values
Period%
202444.9
202343.6
202244.9
202135.4
202030.5
201934.4
201835.8
201733.7
201630.7
201534.7
201436.8
201333.6
201230.2
201130
201028.2
200924.2
200833.8
200732.5
200629.7
200526
200423.4
200321.1
200220.1
200119.3
200019.3
199917.9
199818.8
199719.4
199617.9
199516.1
199415.5
199315.4
199216.7
199117.4
199018.9
198918.2
198816.5
198716.4
198617.4
198523.6
198425.3
198324
198226.2
198126.5
198026.1
197922.2
197818.9
197722.7
197624.3
197523.6
197425.8
197318.5
197217.4
197119.1
197018.8

Rankings

Definition

Sum of exports and imports of goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. World Bank series.

Can exceed 100%, because exports and imports are both counted against GDP, which is only value added. Small open economies with large re-export or transit trade reach several hundred percent.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the trade as a share of GDP in Japan?

Trade as a share of GDP in Japan was 44.9% in 2024, according to the World Bank. That is up 1.3 pts from 2023. That is the 138th highest of 171 countries in 2024.

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World Bank. Trade, % of GDP (NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest trade as a share of GDP in Japan?

44.9% in 2022, the highest value since 1970 in this series.

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