Japan Current Account

Last Release

Oct 31, 2025

Actual

2,833.5

Units In

JPY Billion

4,483.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 12, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 4 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
17,323 Nov 2020	-1,976.6 Jan 2023	1,254.85 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 increased to JPY 2,833.5 billion in October 2025 from JPY 2,453.8 billion in the same month a year earlier, but below market expectations of JPY 3,109.5 billion. The goods account shifted to a surplus of JPY 0.98 billion from a shortfall of JPY 152.7 billion in the previous year, as exports rose 2.8% while imports edged up 0.1%. Also, the primary income surplus widened to JPY 3,464.6 billion from 3,190.0 billion. At the same time, the secondary income deficit narrowed to JPY 434.8 billion from 496.8 billion. However, the services account deficit widened sharply to JPY 294.6 billion from JPY 0.87 billion.