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About

Japan-Liberia Trade: In 2022, Japan exported $2.65B to Liberia. The main products that Japan exported to Liberia were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($2.6B), Engine Parts ($13.2M), and Transmissions ($5.24M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Japan to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.7%, from $811M in 2017 to $2.65B in 2022.

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

Liberia-Japan Trade: In 2022, Liberia exported $446k to Japan. The main products that Liberia exported to Japan were Scrap Copper ($422k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($6.49k), and Scrap Iron ($5.43k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Liberia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.44%,  from $479k in 2017 to $446k in 2022.

In 2022, Liberia 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, Liberia ranked 128 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.72), and 144 in total exports ($1.96B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Japan exported $2.65B to Liberia. The main products exported from Japan to Liberia were Passenger and Cargo Ships ($2.6B), Engine Parts ($13.2M), and Transmissions ($5.24M). During the last 5 years the exports of Japan to Liberia have increased at an annualized rate of 26.7%, from $811M in 2017 to $2.65B in 2022.

In 2017, Liberia exported $446k to Japan. The main products exported from Liberia to Japan were Scrap Copper ($422k), Low-voltage Protection Equipment ($6.49k), and Scrap Iron ($5.43k). During the last 5 years the exports of Liberia to Japan have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.44%, from $479k in 2022 to $446k in 2017.

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

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

Market Competitiveness

Color
Japan
Top Destination
United States$137B
Liberia
Top Destination
Switzerland$544M

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

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

In 2022, no countries were registered that imported more from Liberia than from Japan.

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

Comparative Advantage Japan - Liberia

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Japan had a large net trade with Liberia in the exports of Transportation ($2.6B), Machines ($36.8M), and Mineral Products ($4.14M).

During 2017, Liberia had a large net trade with Japan in the exports of Metals ($431k), Machines ($6.49k), and Plastics and Rubbers ($2.55k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Japan Liberia+$6.3MRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Liberia Japan+$507kScrap Copper

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

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

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