Summary
- India → Japan
- $6.6billion
- Japan → India
- $18.6billion
- India’s balance
- -$12.1billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with Japan
Trade between India and Japan grew 4.6-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 6.6
- Imports 18.6
- Balance -12.1
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $3.1 billion | $2.4 billion | $699 million |
| 1996 | $2.9 billion | $2.2 billion | $701 million |
| 1997 | $2.7 billion | $2.2 billion | $537 million |
| 1998 | $2.3 billion | $2.3 billion | -$66 million |
| 1999 | $2.3 billion | $2.5 billion | -$187 million |
| 2000 | $2.7 billion | $2.5 billion | $219 million |
| 2001 | $2.3 billion | $1.9 billion | $361 million |
| 2002 | $2.2 billion | $2 billion | $218 million |
| 2003 | $2.3 billion | $2.5 billion | -$216 million |
| 2004 | $2.7 billion | $3.2 billion | -$494 million |
| 2005 | $3.3 billion | $3.9 billion | -$532 million |
| 2006 | $4.1 billion | $4.6 billion | -$428 million |
| 2007 | $4.3 billion | $6.1 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 2008 | $5.5 billion | $7.6 billion | -$2.1 billion |
| 2009 | $3.9 billion | $6.7 billion | -$2.9 billion |
| 2010 | $5.8 billion | $8.4 billion | -$2.6 billion |
| 2011 | $7 billion | $10.9 billion | -$3.9 billion |
| 2012 | $7 billion | $11.8 billion | -$4.8 billion |
| 2013 | $7.1 billion | $10.4 billion | -$3.3 billion |
| 2014 | $7 billion | $9.7 billion | -$2.8 billion |
| 2015 | $5.2 billion | $9.2 billion | -$4 billion |
| 2016 | $4.6 billion | $9.3 billion | -$4.7 billion |
| 2017 | $5.3 billion | $9.9 billion | -$4.5 billion |
| 2018 | $5.6 billion | $12.2 billion | -$6.6 billion |
| 2019 | $5.4 billion | $12.5 billion | -$7.1 billion |
| 2020 | $4.7 billion | $10 billion | -$5.2 billion |
| 2021 | $6.3 billion | $14.4 billion | -$8.1 billion |
| 2022 | $6.4 billion | $15.4 billion | -$9 billion |
| 2023 | $5.6 billion | $18.3 billion | -$12.6 billion |
| 2024 | $6.6 billion | $18.6 billion | -$12.1 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to Japan
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Japan sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Yokohama is 5,484 nautical miles (10,156 km) long: ≈ 12.5–16.5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Malacca and Singapore.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Japan was India’s 11th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and India was Japan’s 16th (2%).
- Japan in India’s trade
- 2.2%
- Japan’s rank among India’s partners
- 11th
- India in Japan’s trade
- 1.7%
- India’s rank among Japan’s partners
- 16th
Compare with
Other partners of India
Other partners of Japan
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.