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About

Philippines-Japan Trade: In 2022, Philippines exported $11.3B to Japan. The main products that Philippines exported to Japan were Insulated Wire ($1.4B), Nickel Mattes ($927M), and Integrated Circuits ($921M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Philippines to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.14%, from $11.4B in 2017 to $11.3B in 2022.

In 2022, Philippines did not export any services to Japan.

Japan-Philippines Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $11.4B to Philippines. The main products that Japan exported to Philippines were Refined Petroleum ($1.1B), Integrated Circuits ($980M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($364M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 0.74%,  from $11B in 2017 to $11.4B in 2022.

In 2009, Japan exported services to Philippines worth $2.03B, with Services not allocated ($1B), Transportation ($335M), and Construction services ($246M) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  Philippines ranked 37 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.71), and 40 in total exports ($110B). That same year, Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Philippines exported $11.3B to Japan. The main products exported from Philippines to Japan were Insulated Wire ($1.4B), Nickel Mattes ($927M), and Integrated Circuits ($921M). During the last 5 years the exports of Philippines to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 0.14%, from $11.4B in 2017 to $11.3B in 2022.

In 2017, Japan exported $11.4B to Philippines. The main products exported from Japan to Philippines were Refined Petroleum ($1.1B), Integrated Circuits ($980M), and Machinery Having Individual Functions ($364M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Philippines have increased at an annualized rate of 0.74%, from $11B in 2022 to $11.4B in 2017.

Exports from Philippines (Flag) to Japan (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Japan (Flag) to Philippines (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Philippines
Top Destination
United States$15.5B
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B

This map shows whether countries import more from Philippines or Japan. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from Philippines and Japan or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from Philippines than Japan included Brunei ($138M), Curaçao ($38.3M), and Norfolk Island ($5.29M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Philippines included United States ($137B), China ($135B), and Chinese Taipei ($50.1B).

Difference in imports from Japan (Flag) and Philippines (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Philippines - Japan

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Scale

This chart compares trade between Philippines and Japan by product, considering products traded by both, Philippines and Japan.

During 2022, Philippines had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Machines ($5.21B), Metals ($1.5B), and Wood Products ($927M).

During 2017, Japan had a large net trade with Philippines in the exports of Machines ($4.93B), Transportation ($1.39B), and Metals ($1.26B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Philippines Japan+$468MIntegrated Circuits
Top Product Potential Japan Philippines+$229MIntegrated Circuits

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of Philippines and Japan. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Philippines indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Philippines.

Product Space of Philippines (Flag) and Japan (Flag) (2022)

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