31.04 JETRO Reports & Statistics#

The Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) curates market intelligence, policy analysis, and trade statistics that support Japanese companies expanding overseas and international businesses entering Japan. Its bilingual portals surface regularly updated surveys, white papers, and reference data spanning trade policy, industrial insights, and investment trends.

Narrative summary#

• White papers anchor trade storylines. Annual Global Trade and Investment reports condense macro positioning and policy priorities—use them when framing Finbiz hub narratives or benchmarking against Daiwa/JRI takes.
• Surveys give geographic granularity. The business conditions reports provide regional breakdowns (Asia/Oceania, Europe, Africa) with consistent metrics, making them ideal inputs for dashboard charts and 32.03 Research Episode — Japan’s Competitive Reset.
• Regulatory trackers reduce ramp time. Standards & Regulations and Business Newsflash feeds surface certification changes and tariff updates before they ripple through corporate releases.

Navigation Links#

Japan (JP):

• ジェトロビジネス情報ポータル — JETRO Business Information Portal: Entry point for Japanese-language business intelligence, regional briefs, and policy updates for exporters and investors.
  • 地域・分析レポート — Regional & Industry Reports: Curated market deep dives with case studies on expansion plays, supply-chain trends, and policy signals by country/sector.
  • 調査レポート — Research Reports: Survey-backed analysis of trade policy, industrial development, innovation programs, and investment frameworks published by JETRO’s overseas offices.
  • ビジネス短信 — Business Newsflash: Daily briefs highlighting regulatory shifts, corporate moves, and macro headlines gathered through JETRO’s global network.
  • 海外発トレンドレポート — Overseas Trend Reports: On-the-ground coverage of consumer, technology, and policy trends emerging in key export markets.

Global (EN):

• Reports and Statistics: English-language hub for JETRO intelligence.
  • Market Reports: Analytical roundups of Japanese industries with entry guidance, case studies, and sector performance indicators.
  • Standards and Regulations: Technical explainers covering import procedures, quarantine protocols, certification steps, and recent legal revisions.
  • Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics: Annual and monthly datasets spanning balance of payments, trade flows, and macro indicators—ideal for dashboard sourcing.
  • Survey Reports: Quantitative findings on foreign direct investment, business sentiment, and policy impacts across JETRO’s overseas network.
  • JETRO White Paper / Global Trade and Investment Report: Flagship bilingual publication summarising Japan’s trade strategy and global market dynamics.
• Newsletters: Monthly digests of new research, trade policy updates, and program announcements.
• JETRO Videos: Webinars and explainers on regulatory reforms, incentive programs, and global business development.
• JETRO Worldwide Offices: Contact directory for coordinating with local JETRO desks when validating market leads.

Due to certain limitations, we will only be able to post highlights or a select few documents.

Highlights#

• Market Reports: JETRO summarises industry-specific analysis, case studies, and market-entry advice covering Japanese products, services, and regional business environments. Use this series when you need qualitative commentary to complement financial data in Finbiz briefs.
• Standards and Regulations: Detailed explainers on import procedures, quarantine protocols, and technical requirements. These pages help map regulatory risk before scoping new cross-border projects or compliance reviews.
• Japanese Trade and Investment Statistics: Annual and monthly datasets spanning balance of payments, trade flows, and macro indicators—ideal for charting export/import momentum across Finbiz dashboards.
• Survey Reports: Wide-ranging questionnaires on trade, FDI, and international economic agreements. They provide comparable metrics on sentiment, investment plans, and operational hurdles reported by Japanese firms abroad.
• JETRO White Paper / Global Trade and Investment Report: Flagship publications distilling the agency’s perspective on international trade trends and Japan’s policy priorities. Reference these when crafting executive summaries or benchmarking against other think-tank narratives.

Survey Reports (English releases)#

Latest topics#

• “Quick Survey on the Perception of Japanese Companies in the U.S. Regarding the New Trump Administration’s Policies” (Survey Results) (712KB) — 2025-02-06
• Responsible Business Conduct and Human Rights Due Diligence: Good Practices of Japanese Companies (2.5MB) — 2024-03-14
• Business Sentiment Survey Report: Perception of ASEAN Businesses Towards Japan 2022 (4.1MB) — 2022-08
• How Japanese companies view the U.S. Presidential and Congressional election results (Results of a Quick Business Survey from 630 Japanese Companies based in the United States) (701KB) — 2021-01
• Impact of COVID-19 on the Supply Chain in ASEAN Plus Three region and Policy Recommendations (3.0MB) — 2020-11

Survey on Business Conditions of Japanese-Affiliated Companies#

Regional breakouts publish annually; prioritise Asia/Oceania, North America, and Europe for Finbiz dashboard parity.

FY2024

• Global (1.0MB) — 2024-12
• Asia and Oceania (1.9MB) — 2025-01
• North America (1.3MB) — 2025-01
• Latin America: Spanish (1.1MB) / Portuguese (1.0MB) — 2024-12
• Europe (1.2MB) — 2025-02
• Africa: English (1.4MB) / French (1.6MB) — 2024-12
• Middle East (1.4MB) — 2024-12

FY2023

• Global (1.3MB) — 2023-11
• Asia and Oceania (1.0MB) — 2023-11
• North America (1.2MB) — 2024-02
• Latin America: Spanish (1.4MB) / Portuguese (1.7MB) — 2023-12
• Europe (1.5MB) — 2024-03
• Africa: English (1.4MB) / French (1.4MB) — 2023-12
• Middle East (1.0MB) — 2023-12
• Russia (805KB) — 2023-12

FY2022

• Global (1.1MB) — 2022-11
• Asia and Oceania (1.7MB) — 2023-02
• North America (1.6MB) — 2023-02
• Latin America: Spanish (2.2MB) / Portuguese (4.2MB) — 2022-12
• Europe (2.2MB) — 2023-03
• Middle East (2.0MB) — 2022-12
• Africa: English (2.0MB) / French (1.8MB) — 2023-03

View more: JETRO stores FY2021-and-earlier regional surveys in the Japanese archive. Start from the survey index (Japanese) when you need baseline comparisons beyond the excerpts here.

Survey on the International Operations of Japanese Firms#

• FY2024 (1.9MB) — 2025-03
• FY2023 (1.8MB) — 2024-03
• FY2022 (2.1MB) — 2023-03
• FY2021 (2.5MB) — 2022-03
• FY2020 (1.9MB) — 2021-03

Tip: Export the tables into your own spreadsheet so you can filter industries or regions before client briefings.

JETRO White Paper / Global Trade and Investment Report#

Annual macro briefing pairing the flagship white paper with English overviews.

• 2025 (3.4MB) — 43 pages covering Japan’s latest trade and FDI outlook.
• 2024 (1.6MB) — 41-page overview of post-pandemic trade competitiveness.
• 2023 (2.0MB) — Revised analysis on supply-chain shifts and outbound investment.
• 2022 (2.4MB) — 57-page review of resilience policies and nearshoring trends.
• 2021 (1.4MB) — 74-page look at globalisation resets and policy pathways.
• 2020 (3.0MB) / Overview (4.4MB) — Pandemic-era trade scenarios with a 100-page English digest.

Archive: Older statistical tables (2019–2002) sit in the English Statistics download hub. Keep a bookmark handy if you need long-run comparisons.

Japanese Trade & Investment Statistics#

Monthly trade snapshot (2025)#

• August (75KB)
• July (75KB)
• June (75KB)
• May (75KB)
• April (75KB)
• March (75KB)
• February (75KB)
• January (75KB)

Annual trade summary#

• 2024 (61KB)
• 2023 (61KB)
• 2022 (57KB)
• 2021 (58KB)
• 2020 (57KB)

Time-series download: Pull the gaikyo_monthly workbooks (2024–2020) directly from the statistics portal when you need longer-range charts.

Balance of payments (June 2025 provisional)#

• Current Account (87KB)
• Services (267KB)
• Capital & Financial Account (76KB)

Foreign direct investment data#

• FDI flow (Balance of Payments, net): Quarterly Outward (115KB) / Inward (117KB) for 2025 Q2 (preliminary) and Outward (40KB) / Inward (40KB) for 2025 Q1 industry splits.
• Historical flow archive (annual revision 2024): Outward (63KB) / Inward (63KB).
• FDI stock (International Investment Position): Outward (53KB) / Inward (52KB) covering 1996–2024.

Research Tips for Finbiz Editors#

1. Context pairing: When summarising Standards and Regulations updates, link them with relevant METI or Customs announcements so readers can understand multi-agency policy shifts.
2. Date stamping: Cite the publication month and year alongside statistics tables to keep fiscal-year data distinct from calendar-year commentary.
3. Newsletter scan: Review the English newsletter digest before deep dives—it often flags which surveys or white papers gained new translations.
4. Archive support: Keep your own list of go-to tables from the JETRO statistics hub so historical PDFs are easy to surface when questions about pre-2020 trends come up.
5. Math notation check: Trade-balance dashboards frequently rely on $\sum \_r\in R$ rollups and $\int \_{t\_0}^{t\_1}$ smoothing to compare regions, so keep symbol definitions aligned with 21.08 Mathematical Formulas II when annotating charts.

Related data sources#

• Statistics Bureau, MIC — Population and CPI reference.
• Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office — National accounts and forecasts.
• METI — Industrial and commercial statistics.
• Bank of Japan — Monetary aggregates, price indices, and BOJ survey data.