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Japan: Imports (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1868–2025 · 158 observations · forecasts to 2031 · imports_GDP

2025
22.4%percent of GDP
Change on 2024
−0.6 pointsfrom 23.0%
Average, 2016–2025
19.2%10 years
Record high and low
24.2% (2022)low 0.185% (1944)

Imports (% of GDP)

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ForecastPercent of GDP

Compare with other countries →Definition of Imports (% of GDP)

Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
203124.8Forecast
203024.5Forecast
202924.1Forecast
202823.8Forecast
202723.5Forecast
202623.9Forecast
202522.4
202423.0
202322.5
202224.2
202118.0
202015.4
201917.3
201817.9
201716.5
201614.9

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

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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