Japan’s current account swung to a deficit of JPY 923.0 billion in June 2026 from a surplus of JPY 1,281.8 billion in the same month a year earlier, missing market expectations for a JPY 1,512 billion surplus and marking the first deficit since January 2025. The goods account shifted to a JPY 135.2 billion deficit from a JPY 467.3 billion surplus, as exports rose 16.3%, supported by strong demand for AI-related electronics, but trailed a 24.3% increase in imports, driven by higher crude oil purchases. Meanwhile, the services deficit widened to JPY 228.5 billion from JPY 160.6 billion, while the primary income surplus fell sharply to JPY 380.1 billion from JPY 1,444.9 billion. In contrast, the secondary income deficit narrowed to JPY 108.6 billion from JPY 469.8 billion. Still, Japan logged a JPY 17.43 trillion current account surplus in the first half of fiscal 2026, compared with JPY 14.23 trillion in the same period a year earlier. source: Ministry of Finance, Japan
Japan recorded a Current Account surplus of 923 JPY Billion in June of 2026. Current Account in Japan averaged 1266.72 JPY Billion from 1985 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4681.50 JPY Billion in March of 2026 and a record low of -2069.10 JPY Billion in January of 2023. 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 August of 2026.
Japan recorded a Current Account surplus of 923 JPY Billion in June of 2026. Current Account in Japan is expected to be 1500.00 JPY Billion by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Current Account is projected to trend around 1200.00 JPY Billion in 2027 and 1400.00 JPY Billion in 2028, according to our econometric models.