Japan vs China: 2023 Trade Comparison

Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.

JapanMetricChina
$736.73BTotal exports$3.41T
$747.23BTotal imports$2.13T
$-10.50BTrade balance$1.29T
$1.48TTotal trade volume$5.54T
#4Global export rank#1
#5Global import rank#2

Direct trade between Japan and China

JapanChina
$127.58B
ChinaJapan
$165.72B

Japan top exports

  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$41.32B
  • with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$26.10B
  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$18.65B
  • Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$16.02B
  • n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$15.12B

China top exports

  • Telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks$223.55B
  • portable, weighing not more than 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display$118.95B
  • lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)$69.67B
  • machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus$65.42B
  • memories$49.99B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 5 of the same partners:

USAChina, Hong Kong SARGermanyRep. of KoreaIndia