Fourth-richest country Japan shipped US$691.2 billion worth of goods around the world in 2014. The adjacent list reveals the 10 top Japanese trade partners, accounting for 70.6% of total Japanese exports.
Aircraft, Spacecraft Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $5.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 98.5% of that total.
1. United States: $4.5 billion (82.5%)
2. Canada: $355.1 million (6.5%)
3. Kazakhstan: $125 million (2.3%)
4. Germany: $110.7 million (2%)
5. Brazil: $91.2 million (1.7%)
6. Russia: $56.1 million (1%)
7. Viet Nam: $48.7 million (0.9%)
8. United Kingdom: $44.2 million (0.8%)
9. France: $21 million (0.4%)
10. China: $16.5 million (0.3%)
Alcoholic Beverages Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $456.1 million. The 10 countries below imported 86.3% of that total.
1. United States: $83.9 million (18.4%)
2. Hong Kong: $57.5 million (12.6%)
3. Taiwan: $53 million (11.6%)
4. South Korea: $49.1 million (10.8%)
5. United Arab Emirates: $41.8 million (9.2%)
6. China: $28.3 million (6.2%)
7. Australia: $27.3 million (6%)
8. Singapore: $21.6 million (4.7%)
9. France: $16.6 million (3.6%)
10. United Kingdom: $14.2 million (3.1%)
Aluminum Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $2.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 88.2% of that total.
1. China: $682.1 million (29%)
2. Thailand: $325.9 million (13.9%)
3. South Korea: $234.2 million (10%)
4. Malaysia: $221 million (9.4%)
5. United States: $153.4 million (6.5%)
6. Taiwan: $133.5 million (5.7%)
7. Hong Kong: $109.9 million (4.7%)
8. Singapore: $105.2 million (4.5%)
9. Viet Nam: $56.8 million (2.4%)
10. Indonesia: $49.1 million (2.1%)
Automobile Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $142.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 65.6% of that total.
1. United States: $45.1 billion (31.6%)
2. China: $12.9 billion (9%)
3. Australia: $7.2 billion (5.1%)
4. Russia: $5.9 billion (4.1%)
5. United Arab Emirates: $4.9 billion (3.5%)
6. Canada: $4.3 billion (3%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $3.7 billion (2.6%)
8. United Kingdom: $3.3 billion (2.3%)
9. Mexico: $3.2 billion (2.2%)
10. Thailand: $3.1 billion (2.2%)
Cereals Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $24 million. The 10 countries below imported 90.1% of that total.
1. Hong Kong: $4.7 million (19.5%)
2. Mauritania: $3.9 million (16.1%)
3. Singapore: $3.5 million (14.5%)
4. Côte d'Ivoire: $3.1 million (12.7%)
5. Gambia: $2.2 million (9.3%)
6. Taiwan: $1.4 million (6%)
7. Sao Tome and Principe: $1.3 million (5.3%)
8. China: $668,000 (2.8%)
9. Australia: $557,000 (2.3%)
10. United Kingdom: $387,000 (1.6%)
Organic Chemicals Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $23.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 88.7% of that total.
1. China: $8.1 billion (34.4%)
2. South Korea: $4.9 billion (20.8%)
3. United States: $3.6 billion (15.3%)
4. Taiwan: $1.8 billion (7.8%)
5. Thailand: $446.2 million (1.9%)
6. Netherlands: $424.3 million (1.8%)
7. Germany: $415.8 million (1.8%)
8. Belgium: $410.9 million (1.7%)
9. Indonesia: $375 million (1.6%)
10. India: $354.1 million (1.5%)
Clothing (Not Knit or Crochet) Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $206.3 million. The 10 countries below imported 85.9% of that total.
1. Hong Kong: $38.1 million (18.5%)
2. China: $37.8 million (18.3%)
3. Taiwan: $21.1 million (10.2%)
4. United States: $20.1 million (9.7%)
5. South Korea: $18.9 million (9.2%)
6. France: $14.4 million (7%)
7. Thailand: $8.2 million (4%)
8. United Kingdom: $6.3 million (3%)
9. Singapore: $6.1 million (3%)
10. Malaysia: $6.1 million (3%)
Copper Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 94.4% of that total.
1. China: $3.2 billion (40.2%)
2. Taiwan: $1.4 billion (17.9%)
3. Thailand: $677.7 million (8.5%)
4. South Korea: $559.9 million (7%)
5. Malaysia: $436.8 million (5.5%)
6. Indonesia: $387.3 million (4.8%)
7. Philippines: $276.1 million (3.4%)
8. Hong Kong: $211.1 million (2.6%)
9. Viet Nam: $176.4 million (2.2%)
10. United States: $175.5 million (2.2%)
Electronic Equipment Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $104.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 83.4% of that total.
1. China: $25.7 billion (24.7%)
2. United States: $15.3 billion (14.7%)
3. Hong Kong: $11.7 billion (11.2%)
4. Taiwan: $7.6 billion (7.3%)
5. South Korea: $7 billion (6.7%)
6. Thailand: $4.8 billion (4.6%)
7. Germany: $4.6 billion (4.5%)
8. Singapore: $4.1 billion (3.9%)
9. Malaysia: $3.2 billion (3%)
10. Philippines: $3 billion (2.8%)
Footwear Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $53 million. The 10 countries below imported 93.4% of that total.
1. China: $15.1 million (28.4%)
2. Hong Kong: $13 million (24.5%)
3. Taiwan: $6.6 million (12.5%)
4. South Korea: $4.8 million (9.1%)
5. Viet Nam: $2.5 million (4.8%)
6. Singapore: $2.2 million (4.2%)
7. Thailand: $1.9 million (3.6%)
8. Indonesia: $1.4 million (2.6%)
9. United States: $1.3 million (2.4%)
10. Philippines: $629,000 (1.2%)
Furniture, Lighting, Signs Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $1.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 76.8% of that total.
1. United States: $291.3 million (27%)
2. China: $209.1 million (19.3%)
3. Thailand: $67 million (6.2%)
4. Russia: $43.5 million (4%)
5. Mexico: $42.8 million (4%)
6. Taiwan: $41.6 million (3.9%)
7. Indonesia: $40.4 million (3.7%)
8. Malaysia: $34.6 million (3.2%)
9. South Korea: $31.1 million (2.9%)
10. United Kingdom: $28.2 million (2.6%)
Gems, Precious Metals Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $10.2 billion. The 10 countries below imported 94.3% of that total.
1. Hong Kong: $3 billion (29.4%)
2. Singapore: $1.2 billion (11.9%)
3. Switzerland: $1.1 billion (10.7%)
4. Thailand: $831.5 million (8.2%)
5. Taiwan: $825.9 million (8.1%)
6. United States: $763 million (7.5%)
7. Malaysia: $541.2 million (5.3%)
8. China: $531.6 million (5.2%)
9. South Korea: $452.7 million (4.4%)
10. United Kingdom: $355.1 million (3.5%)
Inorganic Chemicals Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $3.8 billion. The 10 countries below imported 82.6% of that total.
1. South Korea: $731.5 million (19.1%)
2. Taiwan: $621.8 million (16.2%)
3. China: $558.8 million (14.6%)
4. United States: $374.4 million (9.8%)
5. Thailand: $318.5 million (8.3%)
6. Malaysia: $158.1 million (4.1%)
7. Indonesia: $122 million (3.2%)
8. Philippines: $98.8 million (2.6%)
9. Singapore: $96.7 million (2.5%)
10. Australia: $86.2 million (2.2%)
Iron and Steel Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $33.5 billion. The 10 countries below imported 85.1% of that total.
1. South Korea: $6.7 billion (19.9%)
2. China: $6.7 billion (19.9%)
3. Thailand: $4.3 billion (12.8%)
4. Taiwan: $2.5 billion (7.4%)
5. United States: $1.8 billion (5.4%)
6. Indonesia: $1.6 billion (4.7%)
7. Viet Nam: $1.6 billion (4.7%)
8. Mexico: $1.3 billion (4%)
9. India: $1.2 billion (3.7%)
10. Malaysia: $831 million (2.5%)
Iron or Steel Product Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $13.1 billion. The 10 countries below imported 69.1% of that total.
1. United States: $2.2 billion (16.8%)
2. China: $1.8 billion (14%)
3. Thailand: $886.3 million (6.8%)
4. South Korea: $801.5 million (6.1%)
5. Malaysia: $721.3 million (5.5%)
6. United Arab Emirates: $713.4 million (5.5%)
7. Saudi Arabia: $580.6 million (4.4%)
8. Indonesia: $517 million (4%)
9. Singapore: $446.8 million (3.4%)
10. Taiwan: $336.5 million (2.6%)
Machines, Engines, Pumps Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $132.6 billion. The 10 countries below imported 73.1% of that total.
1. United States: $29.3 billion (22.1%)
2. China: $24.3 billion (18.3%)
3. South Korea: $8.3 billion (6.3%)
4. Thailand: $8 billion (6%)
5. Taiwan: $7 billion (5.3%)
6. Netherlands: $5 billion (3.7%)
7. Indonesia: $4.2 billion (3.2%)
8. Germany: $3.9 billion (2.9%)
9. Hong Kong: $3.7 billion (2.8%)
10. Singapore: $3.2 billion (2.4%)
Meat Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $99.3 million. The 10 countries below imported 94.8% of that total.
1. Hong Kong: $33.7 million (33.9%)
2. Cambodia: $20.9 million (21%)
3. United States: $11.7 million (11.8%)
4. Singapore: $7.7 million (7.7%)
5. Mongolia: $5.7 million (5.7%)
6. Macao: $4.8 million (4.8%)
7. Thailand: $3.6 million (3.6%)
8. Tajikistan: $3.4 million (3.4%)
9. Germany: $1.4 million (1.4%)
10. Viet Nam: $1.3 million (1.3%)
Medical, Technical Equipment Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $40.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 82.3% of that total.
1. China: $11.8 billion (29.1%)
2. United States: $6.8 billion (16.8%)
3. South Korea: $3.9 billion (9.7%)
4. Germany: $2.5 billion (6.1%)
5. Taiwan: $2.5 billion (6.1%)
6. Hong Kong: $1.8 billion (4.4%)
7. Thailand: $1.6 billion (3.9%)
8. Netherlands: $1.1 billion (2.8%)
9. Mexico: $734.5 million (1.8%)
10. Singapore: $706 million (1.7%)
Oil Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $15.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 92.3% of that total.
1. South Korea: $3.1 billion (19.3%)
2. Singapore: $3.1 billion (19.3%)
3. Hong Kong: $3 billion (19.1%)
4. Australia: $2.4 billion (15.1%)
5. China: $1.5 billion (9.3%)
6. United States: $472.2 million (3%)
7. Taiwan: $419.4 million (2.6%)
8. Chile: $312.5 million (2%)
9. Malaysia: $250.3 million (1.6%)
10. New Zealand: $175.6 million (1.1%)
Paper Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $2.4 billion. The 10 countries below imported 81.7% of that total.
1. China: $394.7 million (16.5%)
2. United States: $376.2 million (15.8%)
3. South Korea: $290.3 million (12.2%)
4. Taiwan: $210.3 million (8.8%)
5. Thailand: $202.9 million (8.5%)
6. Viet Nam: $116.3 million (4.9%)
7. Malaysia: $114.7 million (4.8%)
8. Hong Kong: $102.2 million (4.3%)
9. Indonesia: $73 million (3.1%)
10. Netherlands: $68.6 million (2.9%)
Perfumes, Cosmetics Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $1.7 billion. The 10 countries below imported 90.5% of that total.
1. Taiwan: $303.6 million (17.8%)
2. Hong Kong: $295.6 million (17.3%)
3. China: $263.4 million (15.4%)
4. South Korea: $239.9 million (14%)
5. United States: $122 million (7.1%)
6. Singapore: $120 million (7%)
7. Thailand: $74.5 million (4.4%)
8. Germany: $69 million (4%)
9. Russia: $32.4 million (1.9%)
10. France: $27.2 million (1.6%)
Pharmaceuticals Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $2.9 billion. The 10 countries below imported 80% of that total.
1. United States: $618.2 million (21.1%)
2. China: $507.3 million (17.3%)
3. Switzerland: $292.6 million (10%)
4. South Korea: $229.5 million (7.8%)
5. Taiwan: $143.7 million (4.9%)
6. Ireland: $135.5 million (4.6%)
7. Germany: $131.7 million (4.5%)
8. Netherlands: $97.5 million (3.3%)
9. France: $96.2 million (3.3%)
10. Hong Kong: $94 million (3.2%)
Plastics Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $25.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 84.9% of that total.
1. China: $7.3 billion (28.6%)
2. South Korea: $3.6 billion (14.3%)
3. Taiwan: $2.8 billion (11.1%)
4. United States: $2.2 billion (8.7%)
5. Hong Kong: $2 billion (8%)
6. Thailand: $1.2 billion (4.7%)
7. Viet Nam: $692.2 million (2.7%)
8. Indonesia: $608.5 million (2.4%)
9. Malaysia: $592.9 million (2.3%)
10. Philippines: $487.5 million (1.9%)
Rubber Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $12.3 billion. The 10 countries below imported 60.7% of that total.
1. United States: $2.3 billion (18.8%)
2. China: $1.3 billion (10.8%)
3. Thailand: $580.8 million (4.7%)
4. Australia: $569.2 million (4.6%)
5. Indonesia: $562.2 million (4.6%)
6. United Arab Emirates: $519.1 million (4.2%)
7. Russia: $506.3 million (4.1%)
8. Belgium: $406.3 million (3.3%)
9. South Korea: $367.9 million (3%)
10. Saudi Arabia: $310.4 million (2.5%)
Wood Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $168.5 million. The 10 countries below imported 91.4% of that total.
1. China: $64.2 million (38.1%)
2. South Korea: $27.1 million (16.1%)
3. Taiwan: $18.9 million (11.2%)
4. Philippines: $18.5 million (11%)
5. United States: $10.9 million (6.4%)
6. Viet Nam: $4.6 million (2.7%)
7. Indonesia: $4.1 million (2.4%)
8. Oman: $2 million (1.2%)
9. Hong Kong: $1.9 million (1.1%)
10. Thailand: $1.9 million (1.1%)
Knit or Crochet Clothing Exports
Japanese exports for this product category were $160.6 million. The 10 countries below imported 91.7% of that total.
1. Hong Kong: $41.3 million (25.7%)
2. China: $27.3 million (17%)
3. Taiwan: $23.8 million (14.8%)
4. South Korea: $19.1 million (11.9%)
5. United States: $13.5 million (8.4%)
6. France: $7 million (4.3%)
7. Singapore: $4.6 million (2.8%)
8. United Kingdom: $4.3 million (2.7%)
9. Thailand: $3.8 million (2.4%)
10. Malaysia: $2.5 million (1.6%)
The following countries represent expanding opportunities for Japanese exports from 2010 to 2014.
Data source: Trade Map, International Trade Centre, www.intracen.org/marketanalysis
Top Japan Trade Partners 2014
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