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Japan - Imports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand) 751.75M

World Bank WITS · updated 2026-10-03 · 167 economies tracked

Latest value

751.75M (2023)

Global rank

##5 of 167 economies

Share of global total

4.1%

Growth since 1988

4.01×

Ranking Race — Imports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#2#3#4#5#6#7#8#9#1019881993199820032008201320182023#2#51999 overtook France2000 overtook United Kingdom
JapanUnited StatesGermanyUnited KingdomFrance

Real annual global ranks, 1988 - 2023. Japan climbed from #2 to #5 (overtook France). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Asset bubble bursts curated

Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.

1999
Overtook France in global rank auto
2000
Overtook United Kingdom in global rank auto
2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

Imports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand), 1988-2023

World Bank WITS · US$ thousand · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19881998200820182023187.35M424.44M661.52M898.60M

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