Strategic Lens

Supply chains and manufacturing: Japan and United States

First country

Second country

In 2025, Japan sold USD 77.0 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel to United States and bought USD 16.5 billion from it.

Constraints

  • BothFlows are one-sided: in 2025, Japan sold USD 77.0 billion of machinery, vehicles and iron and steel, against USD 16.5 billion 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: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

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

2019: 82.41Low 67.51 / High 86.032025: 76.96

201982.41
202067.51
202177.06
202279.23
202386.03
202483.52
202576.96

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: machinery, vehicles and iron and steel

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

2019: 13Low 11.15 / High 16.482025: 16.48

201913
202011.15
202111.54
202212.1
202313.53
202415.32
202516.48

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

Data retrieved 26 September 2026