China vs Japan: Goods exports

China

3.75 trillion BoP, current US$

in 2025

Japan

725.22 billion BoP, current US$

in 2025

China rank

1st

Japan rank

4th

Goods exports over time

China
Japan

How they compare

China currently reports 3.75 trillion BoP, current US$ against 725.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 3.03 trillion BoP, current US$.

That makes China's figure about 5.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Goods exports (BoP, current US$)
Unit: BoP, current US$
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 9,631 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Exports of goods occur when there are changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.