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EU-Japan - a boost for jobs and exports in Germany

Country or region
Japan
Trade topics
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EU exporter
Germany

Businesses of all sizes in towns and cities across Germany already export a wide range of goods and services to Japan.

The EU-Japan trade agreement will make it easier and cheaper for them to do so. Read the factsheets for full details

Companies and jobs

12,480
The number of German companies that export to Japan.
75%
The share of German companies exporting to Japan that are small and medium-sized enterprises.
195,348
The number of jobs in Germany that EU exports to Japan help support.
739,560
The number of jobs in the EU that EU exports to Japan help support.

What kind of products does Germany export to Japan?

Companies across Germany export goods and services to Japan.

Let's take four towns or cities:

A map of Germany, showing Düsseldorf, Dresden, Berlin and Nuremberg

 

Exports and Imports

5th
Japan is Germany's 5th biggest trade partner outside the EU.
€3.9 bn
The value of Germany's trade surplus with Japan.
€19.9 bn
The value of German exports to Japan.
€16 bn
The value of German imports from Japan.

Other EU countries export to Japan too!

Go to EU-Japan in your town to learn more about other EU countries' exports to Japan

 

Sources

  • Products: Dun and Bradstreet, 2018. The product examples are drawn from a sample of all EU companies exporting to Japan. The location represents place of production/shipment.
  • Companies: Statistics on international trade in goods by enterprise characteristics, Eurostat, 2015 (latest available year).
  • Jobs: European Commission, JRC estimates. Figures based on latest available data (2014).