Japan Current Account to GDP

4.9% +0.24 pt

Dec 2025 · Annual

Japan's current account surplus widened to 4.86% of GDP in 2025, up from 4.62% in 2024. This is the highest reading since the series began in 1996 and more than six times the all-time low of 0.73% recorded in 2014.

Japan Current Account to GDP, 1996–2025
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
4.9%4.6%4.9%Dec 20250.7%Dec 20141996 – 2025Annual

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IndicatorLastPreviousHighestLowestLast updatedFrequency
FDI Inflows$45.8B$18.9B$62.6B$-2.4BDec 2025Annual
Exchange Rate158.74 per USD162.61 per USD360.00 per USD76.77 per USDAug 2026Monthly

About this series

Current Account to GDP in Japan averaged 2.9% from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all-time high of 4.9% in Dec 2025 and a record low of 0.7% in Dec 2014. The series is reported yearly with history from 1996.

The current account balance as a share of GDP measures Japan's net international transactions in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income relative to the size of its economy. It is expressed as a percentage of GDP, reported annually, with data available from 1996.

Source & methodology

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