Primary income, Debit/Expenditure in Japan
Japan: Primary income, Debit/Expenditure was 166.77 billion in 2024. β² Rising
Primary income, Debit/Expenditure in Japan, 2005β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, primary income, debit/expenditure in Japan stood at 166.77 billion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 128.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary income, debit/expenditure in Japan peaked at 166.77 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.75 billion, in 2005.
Japan ranks 13th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.79 billion | 38.75 billion | 59.68 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.56 billion | 46.74 billion | 115.67 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 127.89 billion | 99.35 billion | 166.77 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More trade data for Japan
- Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 1.20 trillion (2024)
- Goods, Debit/Expenditure 718.74 billion (2024)
- Services, Debit/Expenditure 246.31 billion (2024)
- Secondary income, Debit/Expenditure 69.36 billion (2024)
- Total capital account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure 2.11 billion (2024)
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) β Import Value 17,750 1000 USD (2008)
- Nominal effective exchange rate (NEER), Index (2010=100) Advanced 63.81 (2025)
- CO2 emissions embodied in gross exports, Metric ton of COβ equivalent 327.48 (2021)
- CO2 emissions embodied in gross exports, Trade balance on CO2 -40.35 (2021)
- CO2 emissions embodied in gross imports, Metric ton of COβ equivalent 367.83 (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary income, debit/expenditure in Japan?
- Primary income, debit/expenditure in Japan was 166.77 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest primary income, debit/expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 166.77 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary income, debit/expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.75 billion in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for primary income, debit/expenditure?
- Japan ranks 13th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary income, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.9%. 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 Primary income, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.