10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square in Japan

Japan: 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square was 104,194 BU per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
104,194 BU per square kilometre
Change on year
up 9.5%
World rank
56th
of 210 countries
All-time high
104,194 BU per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
27,347 BU per square kilometre
in 2005
Years of data
19
2005–2023

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square in Japan, 2005–2023

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k2005201420232005: 27.3k BU per square kilometre2006: 31.0k BU per square kilometre2007: 35.1k BU per square kilometre2008: 38.6k BU per square kilometre2009: 37.0k BU per square kilometre2010: 40.3k BU per square kilometre2011: 45.1k BU per square kilometre2012: 49.6k BU per square kilometre2013: 54.0k BU per square kilometre2014: 51.5k BU per square kilometre2015: 46.3k BU per square kilometre2016: 47.8k BU per square kilometre2017: 57.0k BU per square kilometre2018: 85.4k BU per square kilometre2019: 88.8k BU per square kilometre2020: 98.1k BU per square kilometre2021: 101.0k BU per square kilometre2022: 95.2k BU per square kilometre2023: 104.2k BU per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BU per square kilometre.

Analysis

The most recent figure for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square in Japan is 104,194 BU per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 93.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square in Japan peaked at 104,194 BU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27,347 BU per square kilometre, in 2005.

That places Japan 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square in Japan, year by year

Annual values for 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square kilometre in Japan, 2005 to 2023.
Year BU per square kilometre Change
2005 27,347 BU per square kilometre —
2006 30,988 BU per square kilometre +13.3%
2007 35,051 BU per square kilometre +13.1%
2008 38,573 BU per square kilometre +10.0%
2009 37,010 BU per square kilometre -4.1%
2010 40,299 BU per square kilometre +8.9%
2011 45,125 BU per square kilometre +12.0%
2012 49,649 BU per square kilometre +10.0%
2013 53,981 BU per square kilometre +8.7%
2014 51,454 BU per square kilometre -4.7%
2015 46,307 BU per square kilometre -10.0%
2016 47,808 BU per square kilometre +3.2%
2017 56,958 BU per square kilometre +19.1%
2018 85,355 BU per square kilometre +49.9%
2019 88,768 BU per square kilometre +4.0%
2020 98,055 BU per square kilometre +10.5%
2021 100,952 BU per square kilometre +3.0%
2022 95,155 BU per square kilometre -5.7%
2023 104,194 BU per square kilometre +9.5%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 104,194 BU per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 206,341 BU per square kilometre, 50% of the median. (81 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 104,194 BU per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 24,633 BU per square kilometre, 4.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33,794 BU per square kilometre 27,347 BU per square kilometre 38,573 BU per square kilometre 5
2010s 56,570 BU per square kilometre 40,299 BU per square kilometre 88,768 BU per square kilometre 10
2020s 99,589 BU per square kilometre 95,155 BU per square kilometre 104,194 BU per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 53 Puerto Rico 148,591 BU per square kilometre compare
  2. 54 Tonga 127,778 BU per square kilometre compare
  3. 55 Croatia 106,916 BU per square kilometre compare
  4. 57 Lithuania 97,748 BU per square kilometre compare
  5. 58 Grenada 85,294 BU per square kilometre compare
  6. 59 Isle of Man 82,456 BU per square kilometre compare

See the full ranking of 210 places →

More reference data data for Japan

All data for Japan →

Frequently asked questions

What is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square in Japan?
10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square in Japan was 104,194 BU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 104,194 BU per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 27,347 BU per square kilometre in 2005.
How does Japan rank for 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square?
Japan ranks 56th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
Is 10_insured export credit exposures, short term (bu), per square rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of 10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 19 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square in Japan. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/10-insured-export-credit-exposures-short-term-bu-per-square-kilometre/japan/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/10-insured-export-credit-exposures-short-term-bu-per-square-kilometre/japan/">10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square in Japan</a> — Statizoid

How this figure is calculated

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU), per square kilometre
Unit
BU per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 3,953 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

10_Insured export credit exposures, short term (BU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.