Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Japan
Japan: Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) was 3.1% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Japan, 1995–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 3.1% for bound rate, simple mean, all products in 2021.
The figure is down 54.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bound rate, simple mean, all products in Japan peaked at 8.8% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 1996.
That places Japan 153rd out of 157 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.0% | — |
| 1996 | 3.0% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | +199.7% |
| 2003 | 8.3% | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 7.5% | -9.8% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.6% | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 6.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | +16.5% |
| 2013 | 7.5% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 6.9% | -8.2% |
| 2015 | 3.1% | -55.4% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.1% | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 3.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 4.4%, 70% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Japan's 3.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.3%, 17% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +199.7% | 3.0% | 8.8% |
| 2015 | -55.4% | 6.9% | 3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 6.4% | 3.0% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 152 United States 3.6% compare
- 154 Norway 2.8% compare
- 155 Hong Kong 0.0%
- 155 Macao 0.0%
- 155 Switzerland 0.0% compare
More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 266.13 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 242.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bound rate, simple mean, all products in Japan?
- Bound rate, simple mean, all products in Japan was 3.1% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 2002.
- What is the lowest bound rate, simple mean, all products recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for bound rate, simple mean, all products?
- Japan ranks 153rd out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
- Is bound rate, simple mean, all products rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Bound rate, simple mean, all products (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Simple mean bound rate is the unweighted average of all the lines in the tariff schedule in which bound rates have been set. Bound rates result from trade negotiations incorporated into a country's schedule of concessions and are thus enforceable.