Japan Balance of Trade
Exports minus imports of goods each month.
−¥845.63bn
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Jan 1970 to Aug 2026
Source: Derived from OECD goods trade series (the '667S' family), converted from US dollars to yen at each period's own rate, seasonally adjusted.
Japan Balance of Trade in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Japan, the balance of trade fell by ¥650.6bn over the year to Aug 2026, from −¥195.02bn in Aug 2025.
Over the past five years it has ranged from −¥2.36tn in Oct 2022 to ¥480.38bn in Jan 2026.
How this series is defined
Everything you need to check the figure against the source.
- Source
- Derived from OECD goods trade series (the '667S' family), converted from US dollars to yen at each period's own rate, seasonally adjusted.
- Series
- See the citation below
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Unit
- ¥m
- Seasonal adjustment
- Seasonally adjusted
- Latest observation
- Aug 2026
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Below zero means Japan buys more from abroad than it sells.
Data refreshed 2026-11-06. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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