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Critical minerals: Japan and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Japan sold USD 206 million of critical minerals and metals to United States and bought USD 1.00 billion from it.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, United States sold USD 1.00 billion of critical minerals and metals, against USD 206 million the other way.

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

Last updated on 26 September 2026

The numbers

Japan's exports to United States: critical minerals and metals

USD million · 2019 to 2025, calendar years, as reported by Japan

2019: 161.2Low 128.7 / High 205.92025: 205.9

2019161.2
2020136.2
2021128.7
2022165
2023186.4
2024152.1
2025205.9

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

Japan's imports from United States: critical minerals and metals

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

2019: 0.67Low 0.47 / High 12025: 1

20190.67
20200.48
20210.47
20220.76
20230.78
20240.84
20251

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026

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