Manufactures exports in Japan
Japan: Manufactures exports was 80.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Japan, 1962–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
Japan recorded 80.6% for manufactures exports in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Japan peaked at 96.6% in 1986 and was at its lowest, 80.6%, in 2025.
Japan ranks 18th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Manufactures exports in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 88.3% | — |
| 1963 | 90.0% | +1.9% |
| 1964 | 90.1% | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 90.6% | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 91.3% | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 92.4% | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 92.5% | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 93.4% | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 93.6% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 92.4% | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 94.4% | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 95.1% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 95.5% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 95.1% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 94.7% | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 96.5% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 95.9% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.9% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.6% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 95.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 94.9% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.5% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 94.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 93.9% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 92.8% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 93.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 92.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 90.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 89.7% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 88.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 87.5% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 88.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 87.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 87.3% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 87.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 86.6% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 80.6% | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 91.0% | 88.3% | 92.7% | 8 |
| 1970s | 94.1% | 92.4% | 95.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 96.0% | 94.7% | 96.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 95.2% | 94.2% | 96.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 87.5% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.5% | 86.6% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.6% | 80.6% | 86.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 15 Morocco 82.9% compare
- 16 Mexico 81.2% compare
- 17 North Macedonia 80.6% compare
- 19 Luxembourg 80.4% compare
- 20 Hungary 80.4% compare
- 21 Turks and Caicos Islands 80.0% 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)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 6,124 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Japan?
- Manufactures exports in Japan was 80.6% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 1986.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.6% in 2025.
- How does Japan rank for manufactures exports?
- Japan ranks 18th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.