Japan Current Account

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

2,684.3

Units In

JPY Billion

1,348.2

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 07, 2025

Time to Release

28 Days 23 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
17,323 Nov 2020	-1,976.6 Jan 2023	1,239.8 JPY Billion	1985-2025	N/A

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).

Latest Updates

Japan’s current account surplus decreased to JPY 2,684.3 billion in July 2025 from JPY 3,319.7 billion in the same month a year earlier, falling short of market forecasts of JPY 3,366 billion. The primary income surplus narrowed to JPY 4,074.6 billion from 4,609.3 billion in the previous year. At the same time, the services account deficit widened to JPY 695.6 billion from 581.4 billion, while the secondary income deficit nearly doubled to JPY 505.4 billion from 248.8 billion. In contrast, the goods account deficit shrank to JPY 189.4 billion from 459.4 billion, as imports (-7.4%) fell faster than exports (-4.9%).