2025
| Trade Barrier Index

Japan

Region

East Asia & Pacific

Global Rank

5/122

Regional Rank

4/15

Japan - TBI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 3.07 5 4
Tariff Score 4.6 27 5
NTBs 1.96 74 7
Services 2.3 14 1
Facilitation 3.42 9 2
Statistic Score Global Region

Japan - Tariffs

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.06 16 5 2019
Tariff Rate Score 3.1 10 5 2019
Duty Free Score 5.23 14 5 2019
Tariff Line Score 3.86 63 5 2019
Overall 4.06 17 5 2021
Tariff Rate Score 3.03 9 5 2021
Duty Free Score 5.22 16 5 2021
Tariff Line Score 3.94 68 5 2021
Overall 4.07 19 5 2023
Tariff Rate Score 2.98 12 5 2023
Duty Free Score 5.23 16 5 2023
Tariff Line Score 3.98 65 6 2023
Overall 4.6 27 5 2025
Tariff Rate Score 2.75 12 5 2025
Duty Free Score 5.14 21 5 2025
Tariff Line Score 5.92 96 7 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Japan - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 1.96 74 7
Applied on All Partners 2.04 77 7
Applied Bilaterally 1.88 76 10
Statistic Score Global Region

Japan - Services

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 2.3 14 1
Professional 2.93 28 3
Entertainment 1.69 6 1
Telecom 2.31 24 2
Construction 2.63 12 1
Statistic Score Global Region

Japan - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 3.52 32 2 2019
Property Rights 1.77 10 4 2019
Logistics 3.19 5 1 2019
Digital 2.5 13 2 2019
RTAs 6.63 35 3 2019
Overall 3.2 13 2 2021
Property Rights 1.63 5 3 2021
Logistics 1.76 5 1 2021
Digital 2.76 41 7 2021
RTAs 6.65 37 3 2021
Overall 3.17 11 2 2023
Property Rights 2.32 9 3 2023
Logistics 1.71 5 1 2023
Digital 1.92 34 5 2023
RTAs 6.72 40 3 2023
Overall 3.42 9 2 2025
Property Rights 2.4 11 4 2025
Logistics 2.63 14 4 2025
Digital 2.01 72 8 2025
RTAs 6.67 42 5 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Japan - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 2.04 77 7
Export Subsidies 1 23 8
Quantitative Restrictions 5.13 116 10
Safeguards 1 32 6
SPS 1.32 69 7
TRQ 1.75 82 12
Statistic Score Global Region

Japan - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.88 76 10
AntiDumping 1.17 70 7
CVD 1 23 8
Quantitative Restrictions 4 90 13
SPS 1.36 76 11
Statistic Score Global Region

Japan - Digital

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 2.01 72 8
Tax 1 15 3
Moderation 1 21 4
Content Localization 1 22 3
Security Barriers 2.8 78 10
Data Flows 1.75 82 12
Onerous Barriers 1.54 66 7
Statistic Score Global Region