JAPAN

Fact sheets are updated biannually; June and December

General information
Capital:
Land area:
Official language(s):
Population:
Currency:

Tokyo
364,560 sq km
Japanese
127.1 million (2014)
Yen

Head of State
HM Emperor Akihito
Head of Government
Prime Minister HE Mr Shinzo Abe

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

5,498.7
42,942.8
4,319.5
33,733.6
4.7
221.0
4.0
-0.7
5.1

5,909.0
46,201.6
4,388.7
34,314.3
-0.5
129.8
2.2
-0.3
4.6

5,957.3
46,683.1
4,547.4
35,634.7
1.7
59.7
1.0
0.0
4.3

4,919.6
38,633.2
4,694.9
36,868.3
1.6
40.7
0.8
0.4
4.0

4,602.4
36,221.8
4,767.2
37,518.8
0.0
24.4
0.5
2.7
3.6

4,116.2
32,480.7
4,842.4
38,210.6
0.6
124.3
3.0
0.7
3.5

Economic indicators (a)

GDP (US$b) (current prices)
GDP per capita (US$)
GDP PPP (Int'l $b)
GDP per capita PPP (Int'l $)
Real GDP growth (% change yoy)
Current account balance (US$b)
Current account balance (% GDP)
Inflation (% change yoy)
Unemployment (% labour force)

Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan (b)

Australian merchandise trade with Japan, 2014-15 (A$m)
Exports to Japan
44,503
Imports from Japan
18,301
Total merchandise trade (exports + imports)
62,804
Major Australian exports, 2014-15 (A$m)
Coal
Iron ores & concentrates
Beef, f.c.f.
Copper ores & concentrates

Total share
17.4%
6.8%
11.9%

Rank
2nd
3rd
2nd

11,714
6,694
1,858
1,705

Major Australian imports, 2014-15 (A$m)

Passenger motor vehicles
Refined petroleum
Tubes & pipes of iron or steel
Goods vehicles

2,055
2,830

Total share
3.3%
4.0%

Growth (yoy)
-9.2%
-1.0%
-7.0%

6,101
3,060
1,340
1,227

*Includes A$16b of confidential items (mainly LNG), 36% of total exports.

Australia's trade in services with Japan, 2014-15 (A$m)

Exports of services to Japan
Imports of services from Japan
Major Australian services exports, 2014-15 (A$m)
Personal travel excluding education
Transport

679
538

Rank
8th
5th

Major Australian services imports, 2014-15 (A$m)

Transport
Personal travel excluding education

Australia's investment relationship with Japan, 2014 (A$m)

Australia's investment in Japan
Japan's investment in Australia

Total
69,645
174,676

Growth (yoy)
2.5%
5.6%
1,166
773

FDI
520
66,124

Japan's global merchandise trade relationships

Japan's principal export destinations, 2014
1 United States
2 China
3 Republic of Korea

10 Australia

19.0%
18.3%
7.4%

2.1%

Japan's principal import sources, 2014

1 China
2 United States

22.1%
9.0%

3 Australia

5.9%

4 Saudi Arabia

5.8%

Compiled by the Economic Diplomacy, Trade Advocacy & Statistics Section, DFAT, using the latest data from the ABS, the IMF and various international sources.

(a) Economic indicators data is from the IMF WEO where available, the EIU or other reputable source. Data may include forecasts or projections for recent years. GNI may be shown in lieu of GDP for countries where GDP data is unavailable.
(b) Merchandise trade data is based on published and unpublished ABS data. May exclude confidential items of trade. Totals may not add up due to rounding. Investment data is stocks as at end December.
All data may be subject to future revisions.
GDP - Gross Domestic Product PPP - Purchasing power parity GNI - Gross National Income na - Data is not available np - Data is not published .. - Data is not meaningful Primary - Primary goods STM - Simply transformed manufactures
ETM - Elaborately transformed manufactures Other - Other goods including non-monetary gold f.c.f. - Fresh, chilled or frozen nes - Not elsewhere specified