Current account balance (Japan): 3.4 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
51 observations from 1980 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 3 % GDP |
| 2029 | 3.2 % GDP |
| 2028 | 3.3 % GDP |
| 2027 | 3.3 % GDP |
| 2026 | 3.3 % GDP |
| 2025 | 3.4 % GDP |
| 2024 | 4.8 % GDP |
| 2023 | 3.8 % GDP |
| 2022 | 2.1 % GDP |
| 2021 | 3.9 % GDP |
| 2020 | 3 % GDP |
| 2019 | 3.4 % GDP |
| 2018 | 3.5 % GDP |
| 2017 | 4.1 % GDP |
| 2016 | 4 % GDP |
| 2015 | 3.1 % GDP |
| 2014 | 0.8 % GDP |
| 2013 | 0.9 % GDP |
| 2012 | 1 % GDP |
| 2011 | 2.1 % GDP |
| 2010 | 3.8 % GDP |
| 2009 | 2.7 % GDP |
| 2008 | 2.8 % GDP |
| 2007 | 4.6 % GDP |
| 2006 | 3.8 % GDP |
| 2005 | 3.5 % GDP |
| 2004 | 3.7 % GDP |
| 2003 | 3.1 % GDP |
| 2002 | 2.6 % GDP |
| 2001 | 2 % GDP |
| 2000 | 2.6 % GDP |
| 1999 | 2.5 % GDP |
| 1998 | 2.8 % GDP |
| 1997 | 2.1 % GDP |
| 1996 | 1.4 % GDP |
| 1995 | 2 % GDP |
| 1994 | 2.6 % GDP |
| 1993 | 2.9 % GDP |
| 1992 | 2.8 % GDP |
| 1991 | 1.9 % GDP |
| 1990 | 1.4 % GDP |
| 1989 | 2 % GDP |
| 1988 | 2.5 % GDP |
| 1987 | 3.3 % GDP |
| 1986 | 4 % GDP |
| 1985 | 3.5 % GDP |
| 1984 | 2.6 % GDP |
| 1983 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 1982 | 0.6 % GDP |
| 1981 | 0.4 % GDP |
| 1980 | -1 % GDP |