Japan Trade Balance, Goods (Monthly, NSA, Ministry of Finance): Japan
The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is -556,479 million JPY for 2026-09, from Ministry of Finance, Japan (Trade Statistics, Japan Customs).
Reviewed series · Trade · Monthly · million JPY · MOFJ.JPN.GOODS.BALANCE.M · JPN
Japan goods trade balance: exports (F.O.B.) minus imports (C.I.F.), all countries, million yen, not seasonally adjusted, as the Ministry of Finance publishes it in its Trade Statistics (from January 1979). Release times are unknown.
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- Latest
- -556,479
- million JPY · 2026-09 · Provisional (P)
- Previous
- -1,120,637
- million JPY · 2026-08
- Oldest shown
- 481,155
- million JPY · 2016-10
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Japan · history
million JPY · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (million JPY) | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09 | -556,479 | Provisional (P) |
| 2026-08 | -1,120,637 | |
| 2026-07 | -644,920 | |
| 2026-06 | -412,257 | |
| 2026-05 | -395,110 | |
| 2026-04 | 282,325 | |
| 2026-03 | 631,235 | |
| 2026-02 | 36,568 | |
| 2026-01 | -1,165,804 | |
| 2025-12 | 94,749 | |
| 2025-11 | 305,991 | |
| 2025-10 | -242,910 | |
| 2025-09 | -277,703 | |
| 2025-08 | -294,090 | |
| 2025-07 | -156,284 | |
| 2025-06 | 122,270 | |
| 2025-05 | -662,469 | |
| 2025-04 | -149,522 | |
| 2025-03 | 529,809 | |
| 2025-02 | 559,181 | |
| 2025-01 | -2,758,666 | |
| 2024-12 | 120,298 | |
| 2024-11 | -120,809 | |
| 2024-10 | -499,950 | |
| 2024-09 | -333,574 | |
| 2024-08 | -745,615 | |
| 2024-07 | -640,481 | |
| 2024-06 | 215,431 | |
| 2024-05 | -1,229,866 | |
| 2024-04 | -515,354 | |
| 2024-03 | 343,930 | |
| 2024-02 | -430,232 | |
| 2024-01 | -1,792,226 | |
| 2023-12 | 32,354 | |
| 2023-11 | -813,869 | |
| 2023-10 | -702,859 | |
| 2023-09 | 33,082 | |
| 2023-08 | -952,202 | |
| 2023-07 | -68,001 | |
| 2023-06 | 35,377 | |
| 2023-05 | -1,388,104 | |
| 2023-04 | -462,094 | |
| 2023-03 | -755,196 | |
| 2023-02 | -941,697 | |
| 2023-01 | -3,538,860 | |
| 2022-12 | -1,497,927 | |
| 2022-11 | -2,057,638 | |
| 2022-10 | -2,205,943 | |
| 2022-09 | -2,125,295 | |
| 2022-08 | -2,791,055 | |
| 2022-07 | -1,479,833 | |
| 2022-06 | -1,401,042 | |
| 2022-05 | -2,403,240 | |
| 2022-04 | -888,186 | |
| 2022-03 | -492,041 | |
| 2022-02 | -737,611 | |
| 2022-01 | -2,249,730 | |
| 2021-12 | -603,086 | |
| 2021-11 | -973,557 | |
| 2021-10 | -90,717 | |
| 2021-09 | -648,944 | |
| 2021-08 | -663,436 | |
| 2021-07 | 428,415 | |
| 2021-06 | 361,192 | |
| 2021-05 | -217,852 | |
| 2021-04 | 217,868 | |
| 2021-03 | 609,842 | |
| 2021-02 | 167,303 | |
| 2021-01 | -370,654 | |
| 2020-12 | 708,280 | |
| 2020-11 | 325,910 | |
| 2020-10 | 840,795 | |
| 2020-09 | 652,333 | |
| 2020-08 | 216,052 | |
| 2020-07 | -32,742 | |
| 2020-06 | -303,226 | |
| 2020-05 | -869,829 | |
| 2020-04 | -945,496 | |
| 2020-03 | 1,889 | |
| 2020-02 | 1,109,726 | |
| 2020-01 | -1,315,402 | |
| 2019-12 | -159,149 | |
| 2019-11 | -88,386 | |
| 2019-10 | 11,163 | |
| 2019-09 | -129,073 | |
| 2019-08 | -152,210 | |
| 2019-07 | -253,881 | |
| 2019-06 | 588,110 | |
| 2019-05 | -965,408 | |
| 2019-04 | 58,988 | |
| 2019-03 | 517,292 | |
| 2019-02 | 328,765 | |
| 2019-01 | -1,424,054 | |
| 2018-12 | -55,735 | |
| 2018-11 | -739,103 | |
| 2018-10 | -456,264 | |
| 2018-09 | 124,109 | |
| 2018-08 | -448,086 | |
| 2018-07 | -227,383 | |
| 2018-06 | 727,784 | |
| 2018-05 | -577,363 | |
| 2018-04 | 620,959 | |
| 2018-03 | 784,201 | |
| 2018-02 | -13,855 | |
| 2018-01 | -963,813 | |
| 2017-12 | 356,179 | |
| 2017-11 | 105,193 | |
| 2017-10 | 278,554 | |
| 2017-09 | 653,828 | |
| 2017-08 | 96,762 | |
| 2017-07 | 406,623 | |
| 2017-06 | 433,246 | |
| 2017-05 | -204,399 | |
| 2017-04 | 478,254 | |
| 2017-03 | 603,473 | |
| 2017-02 | 804,526 | |
| 2017-01 | -1,105,013 | |
| 2016-12 | 635,905 | |
| 2016-11 | 146,518 | |
| 2016-10 | 481,155 |
Source: Ministry of Finance, Japan (Trade Statistics, Japan Customs). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-10 to 2026-09. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.