Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account

1968 - 2025 | Quarterly | JPY bn | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account data was reported at 20,984.981 JPY bn in Dec 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 21,577.968 JPY bn for Sep 2025. Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account data is updated quarterly, averaging 11,610.914 JPY bn from Mar 1968 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 232 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25,832.333 JPY bn in Jun 2021 and a record low of -4,116.131 JPY bn in Mar 2014. Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CB-Current account balance - According to the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
20,984.981 Dec 2025	21,577.968 Sep 2025	-4,116.131 Mar 2014	25,832.333 Jun 2021	JPY bn	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2025

Related Indicators for Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account

Related indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account (JPY bn)	20,984.981 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2025
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Double Hit S... (%)	3.442 Dec 2021	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2021
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit S... (%)	3.581 Dec 2021	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2021
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income (JPY bn)	33,610.158 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2025
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income (JPY bn)	-5,190.165 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2025
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Residual Item (JPY bn)	-502.763 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2025
Japan JP: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP (%)	3.321 Dec 2025	quarterly	Mar 1968 - Dec 2025

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Japan Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	61,983.116 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	42,347.020 2027	yearly	1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	0.409 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	1.2 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
GDP per Capita (USD)	33,911.210 2022	yearly	1957 - 2022
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	256,973.731 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	1,019,294.977 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Jun 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%)	28.8 Mar 2022	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%)	25.4 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	991,864.7 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1957 - Dec 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	2.165 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	526,832.469 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	54.2 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	199,421.121 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	20.4 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Real GDP Growth (%)	0.4 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Dec 2022
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	46.872 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Jun 2024

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Gold Production (kg)	7,500.000 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-2.0 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1954 - Sep 2024
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	6,529,277.000 2022	yearly	2009 - 2022
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	8,997,440.000 2023	yearly	1997 - 2023
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	1.746 2021	yearly	1986 - 2021

Construction and Properties	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	138.712 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Mar 2024
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	2.488 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Mar 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100)	122.918 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 1955 - Mar 2024
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%)	0.427 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1956 - Jun 2024
House Prices Growth (%)	2.4 Jun 2024	monthly	Apr 2009 - Jun 2024

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-6.2 2024	yearly	1996 - 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JPY bn)	285,838.584 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JPY bn)	1,715,996.312 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (JPY bn)	257,940.611 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	218.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Jun 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn)	9,396,604.9 Apr 2023	monthly	Apr 1982 - Apr 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	41,235.642 Sep 2024	monthly	Apr 1983 - Sep 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-331,330.503 2023	yearly	1995 - 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	15.4 Jun 2024	quarterly	Jun 1983 - Jun 2024

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Employed Persons (Person)	67,820,000.000 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1953 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	67.598 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	120.586 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	2.300 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	63.5 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1968 - Sep 2024
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-1.32 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
Monthly Earnings (USD)	2,025 Aug 2024	monthly	Jan 1971 - Aug 2024
Population (Person mn)	124.3 2023	yearly	1899 - 2023
Unemployment Rate (%)	2.40 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1953 - Sep 2024

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