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Overview This page contains the latest international trade data for Kantō. In December 2023 Kantō was the number 1 in total exports and the number 1 in total imports in Japan.

Exports In 2023, Japan's Kantō exported ¥ 36.9T, making it the 1st largest exporter out of the 8 exporters in Japan. In 2023 the top exports of Kantō were Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 5.28T), Medium Sized Cars (¥ 1.74T), Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary (¥ 1.5T), Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥ 1.05T), and Diesel Trucks 5-20 tonnes (¥ 542B).

Imports In 2023, Japan's Kantō imported ¥ 57.3T, making it the 1st largest importer out of the 8 importers in Japan. In 2023 top imports of Kantō were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... (¥ 3.95T), Natural gas, liquefied (¥ 2.85T), Smartphones (¥ 2.03T), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... (¥ 1.79T), and Bituminous coal, not agglomerated (¥ 1.16T).

Economic Complexity In 2023, the highest complexity exports of Kantō according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Developed Exposed Photographic Material (2.54), Metalworking Machines (2.2), Photographic Chemicals (2.17), Precious Metal Compounds (2.07), Photographic Film (2.06), Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.04), Disc Chemicals for Electronics (2.04), Non-optical Microscopes (1.97), Machinery Having Individual Functions (1.93), and Blank Audio Media (1.91). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

Historical Data

Yearly Exports

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Top Destination (2023)United States¥ 7.39T

In 2023 the top export destinations of Kantō were United States (¥ 7.39T), China (¥ 6.56T), Hong Kong (¥ 2.83T), Taiwan (¥ 2.42T), and South Korea (¥ 2.34T).

In 2023 the top exports of Kantō were Commodities not specified according to kind (¥ 5.28T), Medium Sized Cars (¥ 1.74T), Gold in unwrought forms non-monetary (¥ 1.5T), Machines and apparatus of a kind... (¥ 1.05T), and Diesel Trucks 5-20 tonnes (¥ 542B).

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Exports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Exports Destination (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
United States ¥ 86.7B (12.3%)
China ¥ 66B (10.6%)
Hong Kong ¥ 48.8B (23.7%)
Rapidly Declining Export Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Taiwan ¥ -29.3B (-11.1%)
Singapore ¥ -19.3B (-13.7%)
South Korea ¥ -14.4B (-6.36%)

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Yearly Imports

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Top Origin (2023)China¥ 12.6T

In 2023 the top import origins of Kantō were China (¥ 12.6T), United States (¥ 6.85T), Australia (¥ 2.99T), Taiwan (¥ 2.82T), and United Arab Emirates (¥ 2.32T).

In 2023 the top imports of Kantō were Petroleum oils, oils from bituminous minerals,... (¥ 3.95T), Natural gas, liquefied (¥ 2.85T), Smartphones (¥ 2.03T), Electronic integrated circuits: n.e.c. in heading... (¥ 1.79T), and Bituminous coal, not agglomerated (¥ 1.16T).

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Imports Dynamics

Fastest Growing Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
United Arab Emirates ¥ 127B (72.6%)
Taiwan ¥ 41.1B (17%)
China ¥ 40.4B (3.87%)
Rapidly Declining Import Origins (Dec 2022 - Dec 2023)
Australia ¥ -80.2B (-26.5%)
Saudi Arabia ¥ -77B (-40.7%)
Spain ¥ -48.6B (-64.8%)

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Economic Complexity

Economic Complexity of Kantō

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Economic Complexity (2023)0.8

Kantō ranks 2nd out of the 8 regions in Japan according to ECI.

The Economic Complexity Index, or ECI, is a measure of an economy’s capacity which can be inferred from data connecting locations to the activities that are present in them. For more info about Economic Complexity, visit the Economic Complexity page.

Estimated using exports data.

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Economic Complexity Ranking

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The economic complexity of a territory can change year to year. Kantō it is in position 2nd considering its ECI in the last year.

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Export Opportunities by Relatedness

The top export opportunities according to the relatedness level, without considering those products were Kantō already has a comparative advantage, are led by Photo Lab Equipment (0.4), Cermets (0.37), Epoxides (0.36), Nickel Powder (0.36), and Phenol Derivatives (0.35).

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Most Complex Products by PCI

The highest complexity exports of Kantō according to the product complexity index (PCI) are Developed Exposed Photographic Material (2.54), Metalworking Machines (2.2), Photographic Chemicals (2.17), Precious Metal Compounds (2.07), Photographic Film (2.06), Metalworking Transfer Machines (2.04), Disc Chemicals for Electronics (2.04), Non-optical Microscopes (1.97), Machinery Having Individual Functions (1.93), and Blank Audio Media (1.91). PCI measures the knowledge intensity of a product by considering the knowledge intensity of its exporters.

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Most Specialized Products by RCA Index

The most specialized products according to the RCA index are led by Flat panel displays (30.29), Watch Movements (25.09), Photographic Chemicals (20.25), Photographic Plates (17.90), and Nickel Sheets (17.09).

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Product Space

The product space is a network connecting products that are likely to be co-exported. The product space can be used to predict future exports, since Kantō is more likely to start exporting products that are related to current exports. Relatedness measures the distance between a product, and all of the products it is currently specialized in.

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Relatedness Space

This network shows the products most related to the production structure of  Kantō. These are products that tend to be co-exported with the products that Kantō exports. Higher relatedness values ​​indicate greater knowledge, which predicts a greater probability of exporting that product in the future.

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Diversification Frontier

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The Complexity-Relatedness diagram compares the risk and the strategic value of a territory's potential export oppotunities. Relatedness is a predictive of the probability that a country increases its exports in a product. Complexity, is associated with higher levels of income, economic growth, less income inequality, and lower emissions. Bubble size corresponds to exports value by year 2020.

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