Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Japan
Japan: Import unit value index (2015 = 100) was 108.5 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Japan recorded 108.5 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2025.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Japan peaked at 143.6 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 68.4 2015 = 100, in 2002.
That places Japan 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Import unit value index (2015 = 100) in Japan, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.9 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2001 | 71.6 2015 = 100 | -9.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 73.4 2015 = 100 | +7.3% |
| 2004 | 81.9 2015 = 100 | +11.6% |
| 2005 | 90.9 2015 = 100 | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 104.3 2015 = 100 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 129.1 2015 = 100 | +23.8% |
| 2009 | 106.4 2015 = 100 | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 121.4 2015 = 100 | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 143.6 2015 = 100 | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 143.4 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 134.1 2015 = 100 | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 128.8 2015 = 100 | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -22.4% |
| 2016 | 93 2015 = 100 | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 100.1 2015 = 100 | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 109.3 2015 = 100 | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 104.8 2015 = 100 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 96 2015 = 100 | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 113.6 2015 = 100 | +18.3% |
| 2022 | 131.8 2015 = 100 | +16.0% |
| 2023 | 117.6 2015 = 100 | -10.8% |
| 2024 | 112.1 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
| 2025 | 108.5 2015 = 100 | -3.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 108.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for high income countries, which is 126.7 2015 = 100, 86% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Japan's 108.5 2015 = 100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 124.5 2015 = 100, 87% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 90.32 2015 = 100 | 68.4 2015 = 100 | 129.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 117.85 2015 = 100 | 93 2015 = 100 | 143.6 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 113.27 2015 = 100 | 96 2015 = 100 | 131.8 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 import unit value index in Japan?
- Import unit value index in Japan was 108.5 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 143.6 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4 2015 = 100 in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for import unit value index?
- Japan ranks 192nd out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.