Partner on equal footing
Both countries work together in the G7, G20 and United Nations. They are also among the largest national economies in the world: Japan’s gross domestic product (GDP) ranks third behind the USA and China, immediately followed by Germany. Germany is Japan’s largest trading partner in Europe. In turn, Japan is one of Germany’s most important trading partners in the Asia-Pacific region.
Germany’s relationship with Japan
German imported goods
in % of total imports
- Machinery 15.9%
- Vehicles and parts 14.9%
- Elektronics 14.9%
German exported goods
in % of total exports
- Vehicles and parts 26.3%
- Chemical products 25.4%
- Machinery 16.1%
*PRELIMINARY FIGURE, ESTIMATE OR PREDICTION
Japan
Capital: Tokio
Population 2020: 125.8 Mio.*
Area: 377,970 km2
GDPP/capita 2020: 39,048 US-$*
Major imported goods 2019
in % of total imports
- 1. Elektronics 12.2%
- 2. Chemical products 10.33%
- 3. Petroleum 10.1%
Major exported goods 2019
in % of total imports
- 1. Vehicles and parts 20.8%
- 2. Machinery 18.8%
- 3. Chemical products 11.1%
Main supplier countries 2019
proportion in %
- 1. China 23.5%
- 2. USA 11.3%
- 3. Australia 6.3%
Main buyer countries 2019
proportion in %
- 1. USA 19.9%
- 2. China 19.1%
- 3. South Korea 6.6%
- 7. Germany 2.9%
*PRELIMINARY FIGURE, ESTIMATE OR PREDICTION
Ports in Japan
Container turnover at the major ports in Japan in 2019
in TEU
Tokio
Yokohama
Kobe
Nagoya
Osaka
Top 5 countries
with the highest gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019
in US $ billions
