Japan’s Current Account Balance:

$187.8 billion (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 3

Japan’s main export partners:

US 20.4%, China 15.3%, South Korea 7.6%, Taiwan 6.3%, Hong Kong 5.4% (2007)

Exports: $776.8 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 5

Exports – commodities: transport equipment, motor vehicles, semiconductors, electrical machinery, chemicals

Japan’s primary import partners:

China 20.5%, US 11.6%, Saudi Arabia 5.7%, UAE 5.2%, Australia 5%, South Korea 4.4%, Indonesia 4.2% (2007)

Imports: $696.2 billion f.o.b. (2008 estimate)
country comparison to the world: 6

Imports – commodities: machinery and equipment, fuels, foodstuffs, chemicals, textiles, raw materials