Japan Current Account to GDP  1980-2017 | Data | Chart | Calendar

Japan recorded a Current Account surplus of 3.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2016. Current Account to GDP in Japan averaged 2.47 percent from 1980 until 2016, reaching an all time high of 4.70 percent in 2007 and a record low of -1 percent in 1980.

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Japan Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 418.77 439.91 1608.67 -2795.04 JPY Billion [+]
Exports 6494.89 6607.55 7681.69 105.08 JPY Billion [+]
Imports 6076.12 6167.65 8047.03 162.06 JPY Billion [+]
Current Account 934.60 1653.90 3360.40 -1456.10 JPY Billion [+]
Current Account to GDP 3.70 3.10 4.70 -1.00 percent [+]
External Debt 387147.00 399002.00 399002.00 141743.00 JPY Billion [+]
Terms of Trade 104.30 102.90 276.10 83.10 Index Points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 14614.00 16182.00 44889.00 -3825.00 JPY Hundreds Million [+]
Capital Flows 13292.00 20600.00 51843.00 -26928.00 JPY HML [+]
Tourism Revenues 21463000.00 14478000.00 22081000.00 821000.00 JPY Thousand [+]
Tourist Arrivals 2681500.00 2346500.00 2681500.00 225806.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 765.22 765.20 765.22 753.54 Tonnes [+]
Terrorism Index 2.45 0.00 2.52 0.00 [+]
Crude Oil Production 4.00 4.00 13.00 3.00 BBL/D/1K [+]

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Japan Current Account to GDP Notes

The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Japan Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Current Account to GDP - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2017.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.70 3.10 4.70 -1.00 1980 - 2016 percent Yearly



current account to gdp by Country

Last
Switzerland 11.00 Dec/16
Netherlands 8.40 Dec/16
Germany 8.30 Dec/16
South Korea 7.00 Dec/16
Japan 3.70 Dec/16
Euro Area 3.30 Dec/16
Italy 2.60 Dec/16
Spain 2.20 Dec/16
China 1.80 Dec/16
Russia 1.80 Dec/16
India -0.70 Dec/16
France -0.90 Dec/16
Brazil -1.30 Dec/16
Indonesia -1.80 Dec/16
United States -2.60 Dec/16
Australia -2.70 Dec/16
Mexico -2.70 Dec/16
Canada -3.30 Dec/16
Turkey -3.80 Dec/16
United Kingdom -4.40 Dec/16