Developing countries’ and least developed … services exports in Japan
Japan: Developing countries’ and least developed … services exports was 2.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
2.6%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 224 countries
All-time high
4.5%
in 2000
All-time low
2.3%
in 2022
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Japan stood at 2.6%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Japan peaked at 4.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2022.
That places Japan 11th out of 224 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Developing countries’ and least developed … services exports in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 4.2% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 4.0% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 3.6% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 3.4% | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 3.0% | -5.7% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 3.1% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 3.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 3.4% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 3.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 3.1% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 2.7% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 2.6% | +13.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 2.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3%, 9.4× the median. (68 countries reporting)
- Japan's 2.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0%, 129.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 2.7% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Singapore 4.5% compare
- 9 India 4.2% compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 3.8% compare
- 12 Spain 2.5% compare
- 13 Switzerland 2.0% compare
- 14 United Arab Emirates 2.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Japan
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 221.92 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 178.43 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 59.33 million (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 47.7 per 100 people (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4765 units per person (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 59.33 million (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.78 units per person (2023)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Japan?
- Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global in Japan was 2.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2022.
- How does Japan rank for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 224 countries with data for 2024.
- Is developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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