Japan's current account surplus widened to JPY 1874 billion in November of 2020 from JPY 1456 billion in the same month of the previous year and compared to market expectations of JPY 1551 billion. The goods & services account posted a JPY 435 billion surplus compared to a JPY 157 billion surplus a year ago. Meanwhile, the primary income surplus widened to JPY 1724 billion from JPY 1464 billion while the secondary income gap widened to JPY 281 billion from JPY 162 billion. source: Ministry of Finance, Japan
Current Account in Japan averaged 1157.22 JPY Billion from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3360.38 JPY Billion in March of 2007 and a record low of -1456.11 JPY Billion in January of 2014. This page provides - Japan Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan Current Account - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2021.
Current Account in Japan is expected to be 1250.00 JPY Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Current Account in Japan to stand at 440.00 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Japan Current Account is projected to trend around 650.00 JPY Billion in 2022, according to our econometric models.