Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. in Japan

Japan: Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. was 0.9088 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.9088
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
38th
of 47 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2011
All-time low
0.5708
in 1998
Years of data
35
1991–2025

Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj. in Japan, 1991–2025

00.250.50.7511.21991200820251991: 0.6231992: 0.621993: 0.6341994: 0.6521995: 0.7091996: 0.671997: 0.6471998: 0.5711999: 0.5962000: 0.6572001: 0.5972002: 0.5712003: 0.6112004: 0.6822005: 0.7572006: 0.8172007: 0.872008: 1.12009: 0.8882010: 12011: 1.22012: 1.22013: 1.12014: 1.12015: 0.8332016: 0.7752017: 0.8342018: 0.9112019: 0.8732020: 0.7992021: 0.9432022: 1.12023: 0.9822024: 0.9332025: 0.909

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Japan is 0.9088, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Japan peaked at 1.2 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5708, in 1998.

Japan ranks 38th of 47 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6358 0.5708 0.7085 9
2000s 0.7522 0.5714 1.07 10
2010s 0.9819 0.7748 1.2 10
2020s 0.9435 0.7987 1.1 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 35 New Zealand 0.9449 compare
  2. 36 South Africa 0.9266 compare
  3. 37 Korea, Rep. 0.9183 compare
  4. 39 Viet Nam 0.8977 compare
  5. 40 Austria 0.89 compare
  6. 41 Hungary 0.8859 compare

See the full ranking of 55 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Japan?
Imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. in Japan was 0.9088 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2011.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5708 in 1998.
How does Japan rank for imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj.?
Japan ranks 38th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
Is imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, seas. adj. rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. 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, Price, US$, seas. adj.. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$, seas. adj.
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
55 places, 1,626 data points, 1991–2025
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The price index of Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.