Goods trade balance (calculated by SOTW from World Bank GEM exports and imports): Japan
The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is -6,954.8 USD mn for 2026-08, from World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW).
Source series · Listed tier · Trade · Monthly · USD mn · WBGEM.L.CALC.TRADE.BALANCE.M · JPN
Calculated by SOTW: merchandise exports minus merchandise imports, current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted, from World Bank GEM. Eight countries whose export figures are at the wrong scale in the source are left out. Listed tier; not individually reviewed.
- Latest
- -6,954.8
- USD mn · 2026-08
- Previous
- -4,043.4
- USD mn · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- 4,735.2
- USD mn · 2016-09
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Japan · history
USD mn · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (USD mn) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | -6,954.8 |
| 2026-07 | -4,043.4 |
| 2026-06 | -2,587.6 |
| 2026-05 | -2,488.0 |
| 2026-04 | 1,833.0 |
| 2026-03 | 3,961.3 |
| 2026-02 | 195.0 |
| 2026-01 | -7,263.0 |
| 2025-12 | 573.0 |
| 2025-11 | 1,966.8 |
| 2025-10 | -1,644.7 |
| 2025-09 | -1,902.0 |
| 2025-08 | -1,965.9 |
| 2025-07 | -1,144.4 |
| 2025-06 | 866.4 |
| 2025-05 | -4,635.7 |
| 2025-04 | -975.8 |
| 2025-03 | 3,582.4 |
| 2025-02 | 3,778.5 |
| 2025-01 | -17,597.8 |
| 2024-12 | 814.7 |
| 2024-11 | -795.5 |
| 2024-10 | -3,390.9 |
| 2024-09 | -2,349.7 |
| 2024-08 | -5,178.6 |
| 2024-07 | -3,958.4 |
| 2024-06 | 1,372.7 |
| 2024-05 | -7,858.2 |
| 2024-04 | -3,441.5 |
| 2024-03 | 2,285.0 |
| 2024-02 | -2,917.7 |
| 2024-01 | -12,466.6 |
| 2023-12 | 211.7 |
| 2023-11 | -5,396.0 |
| 2023-10 | -4,710.3 |
| 2023-09 | 166.7 |
| 2023-08 | -6,623.2 |
| 2023-07 | -429.5 |
| 2023-06 | 275.3 |
| 2023-05 | -10,145.3 |
| 2023-04 | -3,427.8 |
| 2023-03 | -5,678.4 |
| 2023-02 | -7,160.8 |
| 2023-01 | -27,238.2 |
| 2022-12 | -11,154.4 |
| 2022-11 | -14,524.8 |
| 2022-10 | -15,056.3 |
| 2022-09 | -14,865.7 |
| 2022-08 | -20,643.3 |
| 2022-07 | -10,824.7 |
| 2022-06 | -10,427.8 |
| 2022-05 | -18,622.2 |
| 2022-04 | -7,017.5 |
| 2022-03 | -4,121.8 |
| 2022-02 | -6,448.4 |
| 2022-01 | -19,574.4 |
| 2021-12 | -5,264.4 |
| 2021-11 | -8,519.2 |
| 2021-10 | -792.5 |
| 2021-09 | -5,872.4 |
| 2021-08 | -6,066.0 |
| 2021-07 | 3,898.6 |
| 2021-06 | 3,252.8 |
| 2021-05 | -1,975.1 |
| 2021-04 | 2,050.9 |
| 2021-03 | 5,618.3 |
| 2021-02 | 1,565.0 |
| 2021-01 | -3,568.1 |
| 2020-12 | 6,812.3 |
| 2020-11 | 3,117.7 |
| 2020-10 | 7,975.9 |
| 2020-09 | 6,177.8 |
| 2020-08 | 2,024.6 |
| 2020-07 | -248.4 |
| 2020-06 | -2,805.8 |
| 2020-05 | -8,119.0 |
| 2020-04 | -8,781.1 |
| 2020-03 | 36.2 |
| 2020-02 | 10,077.5 |
| 2020-01 | -12,039.6 |
| 2019-12 | -1,457.2 |
| 2019-11 | -841.7 |
| 2019-10 | 110.9 |
| 2019-09 | -1,249.3 |
| 2019-08 | -1,462.3 |
| 2019-07 | -2,422.9 |
| 2019-06 | 5,431.0 |
| 2019-05 | -8,834.8 |
| 2019-04 | 536.1 |
| 2019-03 | 4,635.1 |
| 2019-02 | 2,971.0 |
| 2019-01 | -13,068.4 |
| 2018-12 | -575.3 |
| 2018-11 | -6,487.5 |
| 2018-10 | -4,022.7 |
| 2018-09 | 1,102.0 |
| 2018-08 | -4,019.9 |
| 2018-07 | -2,075.9 |
| 2018-06 | 6,649.0 |
| 2018-05 | -5,244.8 |
| 2018-04 | 5,748.0 |
| 2018-03 | 7,378.7 |
| 2018-02 | -134.5 |
| 2018-01 | -9,292.5 |
| 2017-12 | 2,918.9 |
| 2017-11 | 927.2 |
| 2017-10 | 2,477.1 |
| 2017-09 | 5,910.9 |
| 2017-08 | 854.0 |
| 2017-07 | 3,561.4 |
| 2017-06 | 3,905.0 |
| 2017-05 | -1,761.3 |
| 2017-04 | 4,310.1 |
| 2017-03 | 5,339.4 |
| 2017-02 | 7,147.3 |
| 2017-01 | -9,541.8 |
| 2016-12 | 5,606.7 |
| 2016-11 | 1,576.8 |
| 2016-10 | 4,534.9 |
| 2016-09 | 4,735.2 |
Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.