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India and Japan

First country

Second country

In 2025, India sold USD 6.12 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 22.2 billion from it. The DESTA database lists 1 trade agreement that includes both countries, the most recent being India Japan (2011). Both are members of the G20. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 66 percent in 2023, and 71 percent on average over 2019 to 2023. In 2024, 49 thousand people born in India lived in Japan.

Benefits

  • BothTwo-way trade in goods grew 61 percent, from USD 17.6 billion in 2019 to USD 28.3 billion in 2025.
  • BothTrade in mineral fuels and oils runs both ways in similar amounts: India sold USD 140 million and Japan sold USD 179 million in 2025.
  • BothTwo-way trade in critical minerals and metals grew 183 percent, from USD 738 million in 2019 to USD 2.09 billion in 2025.

Constraints

  • BothTwo-way trade in mineral fuels and oils fell 63 percent, from USD 865 million in 2019 to USD 319 million in 2025.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Japan sold USD 2.08 billion of critical minerals and metals, against USD 14.3 million the other way.
  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, India sold USD 773 million of agricultural and food products, against USD 28.1 million the other way.

Sources: UN Comtrade (public preview API), annual goods trade, HS classification (retrieved 26 September 2026); DESTA: Design of Trade Agreements database, version 02_03 (retrieved 25 September 2026); Wikidata, statements on membership (property P463) (retrieved 26 September 2026); United Nations General Assembly voting data (Voeten, Strezhnev and Bailey), agreement scores (retrieved 25 September 2026); UN DESA International Migrant Stock 2024 (retrieved 25 September 2026)

Last updated on 26 September 2026

At a glance

Goods trade, both ways
USD 28.3 billion
2025, as reported by India
India to Japan
USD 6.12 billion
2025, as reported by India
Japan to India
USD 22.2 billion
2025, as reported by India

What connects India and Japan

Economy

Trade in goodsIn 2025, India sold USD 6.12 billion of goods to Japan and bought USD 22.2 billion from it.

Resources

EnergyIn 2025, India sold USD 140 million of mineral fuels and oils to Japan and bought USD 179 million from it.Critical mineralsIn 2025, India sold USD 14.3 million of critical minerals and metals to Japan and bought USD 2.08 billion from it.Agriculture and foodIn 2025, India sold USD 773 million of agricultural and food products to Japan and bought USD 28.1 million from it.

Industry

Supply chains and manufacturingIn 2025, India sold USD 1.92 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to Japan and bought USD 7.20 billion from it.TechnologyIn 2025, India sold USD 577 million of electrical and electronic equipment to Japan and bought USD 3.53 billion from it.Pharma and healthIn 2025, India sold USD 104 million of pharmaceutical products to Japan and bought USD 42.0 million from it.

Diplomacy

Agreements and treatiesThe DESTA database lists 1 trade agreement that includes both countries, the most recent being India Japan (2011).Multilateral alignmentBoth are members of the G20. Their agreement score in UN General Assembly voting was 66 percent in 2023, and 71 percent on average over 2019 to 2023.Diaspora and mobilityIn 2024, 49 thousand people born in India lived in Japan.

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