Japan Major Trade Partners

Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Japan in terms of export sales (selling), including United States, China, and South Korea. The second lists top trade partners of Japan regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Japan.

Japan Major Exports

Market Value: 627,747 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Exports To)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	United States	123,643,312	19.70	(3.92)
2	China	114,972,251	18.32	55.50
3	South Korea	55,619,375	8.86	25.67
4	Hong Kong	34,067,035	5.43	(3.85)
5	Thailand	27,780,775	4.43	37.01
6	Singapore	23,056,076	3.67	28.17
7	Germany	21,071,698	3.36	11.12
8	Netherlands	19,547,612	3.11	46.01
9	Russia	14,890,257	2.37	377.34
10	Malaysia	14,669,302	2.34	16.68
11	United Kingdom	13,922,892	2.22	(7.03)
12	Indonesia	11,595,607	1.85	27.70
13	United Arab Emirates	10,037,255	1.60	117.72
14	Canada	9,404,766	1.50	23.10
15	Mexico	9,198,631	1.47	77.16
16	Philippines	9,148,156	1.46	(4.73)
17	France	7,863,030	1.25	(7.17)
18	Belgium	7,470,042	1.19	3.55
19	India	7,353,802	1.17	141.61
20	Saudi Arabia	7,335,197	1.17	99.67
21	Vietnam	6,982,178	1.11	119.56
22	Italy	5,796,924	0.92	(10.21)
23	Brazil	5,552,522	0.88	136.34
24	South Africa	4,035,329	0.64	38.79
25	Spain	3,981,722	0.63	(19.75)
26	Oman	3,712,066	0.59	219.78
27	Turkey	2,741,987	0.44	43.19
28	Switzerland	2,711,306	0.43	23.98
29	Czech Republic	2,590,316	0.41	107.27
30	Chile	2,358,971	0.38	226.72
31	Finland	2,064,145	0.33	19.55
32	Hungary	1,982,997	0.32	35.81
33	New Zealand	1,961,758	0.31	(14.32)
34	Kuwait	1,945,160	0.31	108.12
35	Qatar	1,903,388	0.30	221.35
36	Ukraine	1,891,790	0.30	635.65

 

Japan Major Imports

Market Value: 658,972 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019

Rank	Country (Imports From)	Trade Value (thousands)	Share (%)	Growth (% 5yr)
1	China	137,830,975	20.92	46.10
2	United States	75,043,080	11.39	17.80
3	Saudi Arabia	51,104,920	7.76	176.86
4	United Arab Emirates	47,004,748	7.13	156.34
5	Indonesia	32,237,320	4.89	72.37
6	South Korea	27,942,490	4.24	26.74
7	Qatar	26,576,910	4.03	237.23
8	Malaysia	20,903,937	3.17	48.07
9	Germany	19,855,638	3.01	16.31
10	Thailand	18,955,808	2.88	34.35
11	Iran	18,309,787	2.78	121.61
12	Kuwait	15,295,921	2.32	166.14
13	Russia	13,340,185	2.02	133.63
14	Canada	12,474,227	1.89	48.27
15	France	10,146,535	1.54	21.41
16	Brazil	8,999,494	1.37	146.45
17	South Africa	8,926,423	1.35	93.68
18	Vietnam	8,818,120	1.34	128.57
19	Chile	7,886,237	1.20	88.64
20	Philippines	7,730,137	1.17	(6.33)
21	Italy	7,524,962	1.14	9.07
22	United Kingdom	6,909,514	1.05	3.71
23	Singapore	6,772,145	1.03	7.64
24	Oman	5,577,695	0.85	242.85
25	Switzerland	5,237,159	0.79	8.79
26	India	4,719,317	0.72	80.54
27	Sudan	4,261,254	0.65	230.29
28	Ireland	3,872,549	0.59	1.95
29	Mexico	3,535,181	0.54	62.76
30	Netherlands	3,456,713	0.52	73.92
31	New Zealand	2,819,994	0.43	14.24
32	Denmark	2,310,170	0.35	(17.32)
33	Spain	2,306,045	0.35	32.18
34	Peru	2,082,771	0.32	205.14
35	Norway	1,986,009	0.30	62.71
36	Sweden	1,866,713	0.28	(11.65)