Strategic Lens

Trade in goods: China and Japan

First country

Second country

In 2025, China sold USD 157.5 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 165.0 billion from it.

Benefits

  • BothTrade in goods runs both ways in similar amounts: China sold USD 157.5 billion and Japan sold USD 165.0 billion in 2025.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

China's exports to Japan: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 143.24Low 142.6 / High 172.932025: 157.48

2019143.24
2020142.6
2021164.63
2022172.93
2023157.5
2024152.01
2025157.48

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

China's imports from Japan: goods

USD billion · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by China

2019: 171.77Low 156.24 / High 204.962025: 164.99

2019171.77
2020174.66
2021204.96
2022184.5
2023160.48
2024156.24
2025164.99

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026)

Data retrieved 26 September 2026