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Japan: Current account (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1875–2025 · 150 observations · forecasts to 2031 · CA_GDP

2025
4.86%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
+0.4 pointsfrom 4.50%
Average, 2016–2025
3.67%10 years
Record high and low
11.0% (1917)low −10.7% (1905)

Current account (% of GDP)

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-15%-10%-5%0%5%10%15%18801900192019401960198020002020JapanJapan
ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Current account (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
20314.05Forecast
20304.09Forecast
20293.92Forecast
20283.93Forecast
20273.86Forecast
20263.95Forecast
20254.86
20244.50
20233.81
20221.87
20213.84
20202.93
20193.37
20183.51
20174.16
20163.85

Sources

  • Jordà-Schularick-Taylor1875–2020
  • Jones & Obstfeld1885–1944
  • Mitchell1885–1949
  • OECD Economic Outlook1968–2025
  • WDI (archive)1977–1997
  • IMF World Economic Outlook1980–2025
  • IMF International Financial Statistics1996–2025
  • OECD Key Economic Indicators1996–2025
  • World Development Indicators1996–2025
  • OECD Economic Outlook (forecast)2025–2027
  • IMF WEO (forecast)2025–2031

Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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