Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Japan

Japan: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions was 743,845 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
743,845
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
5th
of 118 countries
All-time high
900,105
in 2022
All-time low
233,100
in 1992
Years of data
34
1991–2024

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Japan, 1991–2024

200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M1991200720241991: 237.3k1992: 233.1k1993: 241.6k1994: 275.8k1995: 336.1k1996: 349.1k1997: 338.6k1998: 280.8k1999: 311.7k2000: 379.6k2001: 349.3k2002: 338.0k2003: 383.3k2004: 455.4k2005: 516.2k2006: 578.6k2007: 622.0k2008: 762.4k2009: 551.7k2010: 694.2k2011: 855.8k2012: 885.4k2013: 832.2k2014: 812.7k2015: 648.2k2016: 607.5k2017: 672.3k2018: 749.1k2019: 721.2k2020: 637.1k2021: 771.7k2022: 900.1k2023: 787.4k2024: 743.8k

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

Japan recorded 743,845 for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in 2024.

That represents a change of down 5.5% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Japan peaked at 900,105 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 233,100, in 1992.

Japan ranks 5th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 289,338 233,100 349,127 9
2000s 493,656 338,033 762,416 10
2010s 747,863 607,515 885,441 10
2020s 768,025 637,068 900,105 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 2 United States 3.27 million compare
  2. 3 China 2.55 million compare
  3. 4 Germany 1.41 million compare
  4. 6 France 733,877 compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 720,176 compare
  6. 8 India 718,186 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Japan?
Imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Japan was 743,845 in 2024, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 900,105 in 2022.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 233,100 in 1992.
How does Japan rank for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
Japan ranks 5th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
Is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 3,909 data points, 1991–2024
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Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.