Net trade contributed 0.2 percentage points to overall GDP contraction in Japan in the third quarter of 2025, as exports fell 1.2%, reversing a 1.9% rise in the second quarter, while imports dropped at a softer 0.4%, after a 1.4% growth in the second quarter. source: Cabinet Office, Japan

GDP External Demand Contribution in Japan averaged 0.04 percentage points from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 2.90 percentage points in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of -2.80 percentage points in the second quarter of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for Japan GDP External Demand Contribution. GDP Growth Net Trade Contribution - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-11-16 11:50 PM
GDP External Demand QoQ Prel
Q3 -0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
2025-12-07 11:50 PM
GDP External Demand QoQ Final
Q3 -0.2% 0.1% -0.2% -0.2%
2026-02-15 11:50 PM
GDP External Demand QoQ Prel
Q4 -0.2% 0.1% 0.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.10 2.00 percent Sep 2025
GDP Constant Prices 561765.30 564261.90 JPY Billion Sep 2025
GDP Growth Net Trade Contribution -0.20 0.10 percentage points Sep 2025
GDP from Agriculture 5899.90 5846.30 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Construction 31263.60 33235.90 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Manufacturing 110990.40 117803.70 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Mining 210.10 213.60 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Public Administration 28319.80 27748.90 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Services 24487.50 25345.00 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Transport 32462.70 31309.90 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Utilities 18737.60 17352.40 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP Growth Annualized -2.30 2.10 percent Sep 2025
GDP Growth Rate -0.60 0.50 percent Sep 2025
GDP Capital Expenditure 154609.20 157082.10 JPY Billion Sep 2025
Gross National Product 596734.80 593836.00 JPY Billion Sep 2025


GDP Growth Net Trade Contribution
In Japan, GDP External Demand Contribution measures the overall contribution of net exports of goods and services to the GDP. The contribution is calculated as the contribution of exports less that of imports.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.20 0.10 2.90 -2.80 1994 - 2025 percentage points Quarterly
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