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About

Japan-Colombia Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $1.51B to Colombia. The main products that Japan exported to Colombia were Cars ($344M), Delivery Trucks ($265M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($157M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.06%, from $1.18B in 2017 to $1.51B in 2022.

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

Colombia-Japan Trade: In 2022, Colombia exported $618M to Japan. The main products that Colombia exported to Japan were Coffee ($278M), Coal Briquettes ($153M), and Cut Flowers ($54.5M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Colombia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 1.71%,  from $568M in 2017 to $618M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Japan ranked 1 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 2.07), and 4 in total exports ($728B). That same year, Colombia ranked 58 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.11), and 53 in total exports ($60.3B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $1.51B to Colombia. The main products exported from Japan to Colombia were Cars ($344M), Delivery Trucks ($265M), and Hot-Rolled Iron ($157M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Colombia have increased at an annualized rate of 5.06%, from $1.18B in 2017 to $1.51B in 2022.

In 2017, Colombia exported $618M to Japan. The main products exported from Colombia to Japan were Coffee ($278M), Coal Briquettes ($153M), and Cut Flowers ($54.5M). During the last 5 years the exports of Colombia to Japan have increased at an annualized rate of 1.71%, from $568M in 2022 to $618M in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Colombia
Top Destination
United States$15.6B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Japan than Colombia included China ($135B), United States ($137B), and South Korea ($50.8B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Colombia than Japan included Panama ($5.84B), Ecuador ($1.89B), and Venezuela ($632M).

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Colombia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Colombia in the exports of Transportation ($743M), Metals ($307M), and Machines ($215M).

During 2017, Colombia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Vegetable Products ($337M), Mineral Products ($153M), and Metals ($49.5M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Colombia+$136MCars
Top Product Potential Colombia Japan+$282MCoal Briquettes

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 Japan and Colombia. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Japan indicates it has a comparative advantage over Colombia. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Colombia indicates it has a comparative advantage over Japan.

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

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