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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
127.0 million (2015)
Yen
Head of State
HM Emperor Akihito
Head of Government
Prime Minister HE Mr Shinzo Abe
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
5,909.0
46,225.1
4,388.7
34,331.7
-0.5
2.2
129.8
-0.3
4.6
5,957.3
46,704.6
4,547.4
35,651.1
1.7
1.0
59.7
-0.1
4.3
4,908.9
38,551.5
4,683.5
36,781.5
1.4
0.9
45.9
0.3
4.0
4,595.5
36,151.2
4,766.0
37,492.4
0.0
0.8
36.5
2.8
3.6
4,124.2
32,478.9
4,843.3
38,141.6
1.2
3.3
135.6
0.8
3.4
4,730.3
37,304.1
4,931.9
38,893.8
0.9
3.7
176.1
-0.2
3.2
Economic indicators (a)
GDP (US$b) (current prices)
GDP per capita (US$)
GDP PPP (Int'l $b)
GDP per capita PPP (Int'l $)
Real GDP growth (% change yoy)
Current account balance (% GDP)
Current account balance (US$b)
Inflation (% change yoy)
Unemployment (% labour force)
Australia's trade and investment relationship with Japan (b)
Australian merchandise trade with Japan, 2015-16 (A$m)
Exports to Japan
35,846
Imports from Japan
19,174
Total merchandise trade (exports + imports)
55,021
Major Australian exports, 2015-16 (A$m)
Coal
Iron ores & concentrates
Beef, f.c.f.
Copper ores & concentrates
Total share
14.7%
7.1%
10.7%
Rank
2nd
3rd
2nd
11,197
4,685
1,813
1,410
Major Australian imports, 2015-16 (A$m)
Passenger motor vehicles
Refined petroleum
Goods vehicles
Gold
2,131
3,114
Total share
3.1%
4.0%
Growth (yoy)
-19.4%
4.8%
-12.3%
6,625
2,581
1,373
1,132
*Includes $11.0b of confidential items and special transactions, 31% of total
exports.
Australia's trade in services with Japan, 2015-16 (A$m)
Exports of services to Japan
Imports of services from Japan
Major Australian services exports, 2015-16 (A$m)
Personal travel excluding education
Transport
747
539
Rank
8th
5th
Major Australian services imports, 2015-16 (A$m)
Transport
Personal travel excluding education
Australia's investment relationship with Japan, 2015 (A$m)
Australia's investment in Japan
Japan's investment in Australia
Total
93,164
199,596
Growth (yoy)
4.2%
11.7%
1,102
1,080
FDI
np
85,949
Japan's global merchandise trade relationships
Japan's principal export destinations, 2015
1 United States
2 China
3 Republic of Korea
9 Australia
20.2%
17.5%
7.0%
2.1%
Japan's principal import sources, 2015
1 China
2 United States
25.6%
10.9%
3 Australia
5.6%
4 Republic of Korea
4.3%
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