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Where does Japan get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, Japan imported $4.1 billion of aircraft and helicopters (3 thousand tonnes), 2.7% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (41%), France (37%) and Ireland (15%). Japan was the world’s 8th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$4.1billion
Tonnes
3thousand tonnes
Share of world total
2.7%
World rank
8th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States1.7Tonnes: 1,312USD per tonne: $1,281,39440.8%Air
France1.5Tonnes: 1,087USD per tonne: $1,410,52437.2%Air
Ireland0.6Tonnes: 445USD per tonne: $1,346,68014.5%Air
Canada0.1Tonnes: 61USD per tonne: $1,635,7232.4%Air
Italy0.07Tonnes: 33USD per tonne: $2,196,7811.8%Air
Singapore re-exports0.05Tonnes: 93USD per tonne: $566,7961.3%Air
Australia0.03Tonnes: 23USD per tonne: $1,347,2130.74%Air
Switzerland0.02Tonnes: 9USD per tonne: $2,591,5410.59%Air
Israel0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $7,162,7440.18%Air
Germany0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $2,314,0500.13%Air
United Kingdom0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $1,603,4630.12%Air
South Korea< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,682,3360.1%Air
Armenia< 0.01Tonnes: 2USD per tonne: $1,715,3450.09%Air
China< 0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $477,9540.08%Air
Austria< 0.01Tonnes: 1USD per tonne: $793,3390.03%Air
Latvia< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $943,6780.01%Air
Taiwan< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $63,567,5000.01%Air
New Zealand< 0.01Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0%Sea
India< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $1,218,6690%Air
Thailand< 0.01Tonnes: 0USD per tonne: $2,733,3750%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 1.7
  • France 1.5
  • Ireland 0.6
  • Canada 0.1
  • Italy 0.07

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States1.51.7
France0.471.5
Ireland00.6
Canada0.010.1
Italy< 0.010.07

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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