Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Japan
Japan: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) was 1.03 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Japan, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.03 for import unit values, mean, us dollar in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Japan peaked at 1.03 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7853, in 1984.
Japan ranks 10th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products) in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8746 | — |
| 1964 | 0.9718 | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 0.9363 | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 0.916 | -2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9352 | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 0.9165 | -2.0% |
| 1969 | 0.9333 | +1.8% |
| 1970 | 0.9091 | -2.6% |
| 1971 | 0.8834 | -2.8% |
| 1972 | 0.894 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 0.8435 | -5.7% |
| 1974 | 0.9253 | +9.7% |
| 1975 | 0.8969 | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.8754 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8359 | -4.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7936 | -5.1% |
| 1979 | 0.8117 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 0.7934 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 0.8366 | +5.4% |
| 1982 | 0.8624 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 0.8174 | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 0.7853 | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 0.88 | +12.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8635 | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8655 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 0.86 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.8971 | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 0.8476 | -5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.874 | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.874 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8706 | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 0.8606 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8773 | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.8247 | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9079 | +10.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8122 | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9077 | +11.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9428 | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 0.9241 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9398 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8713 | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9162 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9028 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9188 | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.9058 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.9266 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9107 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9317 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9696 | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9965 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9761 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.03 | +5.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9199, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.03 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9202, 1.1× the median. (17 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9263 | 0.8746 | 0.9718 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8669 | 0.7936 | 0.9253 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8461 | 0.7853 | 0.8971 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8657 | 0.8122 | 0.9079 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9159 | 0.8713 | 0.9428 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9799 | 0.9317 | 1.03 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Japan?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Japan was 1.03 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 in 2014.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7853 in 1984.
- How does Japan rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import unit values, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.