ICT goods imports in Japan
Japan: ICT goods imports was 12.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
ICT goods imports in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Japan stood at 12.4%.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Japan peaked at 16.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2008.
That places Japan 16th out of 188 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.
ICT goods imports in Japan, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.0% | — |
| 2001 | 15.1% | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.3% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.2% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -8.2% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | -15.8% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | +17.3% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | -15.4% |
| 2012 | 9.9% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.1% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +15.5% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 11.7% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 12.7% | -7.0% |
| 2022 | 11.3% | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 12.5% | +11.3% |
| 2024 | 12.4% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.2% | 9.5% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 9.9% | 12.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.3% | 13.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 13 United States of America 13.4% compare
- 14 Macau, China 12.5% compare
- 15 Ireland 12.4% compare
- 17 Hungary 11.9% compare
- 18 Netherlands 11.1% compare
- 19 Slovakia 10.8% 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 ict goods imports in Japan?
- Ict goods imports in Japan was 12.4% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2008.
- How does Japan rank for ict goods imports?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).