{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-merchandise-trade-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-merchandise-trade-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-merchandise-trade-gdp/","title":"Japan Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Japan's Merchandise Trade (% of GDP): 33.7 % of GDP in 2025, -0.9pp YoY. 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Merchandise trade openness measures the integration of the goods economy into global supply chains. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 37 % of GDP in 2022 and reached its lowest recorded value of 13 in 1993. The latest reading of 33.7 in 2025 represents a change of -0.9pp."}]}