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Historical Values
Year Value
1999 Japan 20%, ASEAN 16%, EU 10%, South Korea 9%, US 9%, NZ 8%, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China (1997)
2000 Japan 20%, EU 14%, ASEAN 11%, US 10%, South Korea, NZ, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China (1998)
2001 Japan 19%, EU 14%, ASEAN 12%, US 9%, South Korea, NZ, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China (1999)
2002 Developing countries 45.6%, Japan 19.7%, ASEAN 13.3%, EU 11.7%, US 9.7% (2001)
2003 Japan 18.5%, US 9.6%, South Korea 8.3%, China 6.9%, New Zealand 6.5%, UK 4.7%, Singapore 4.1%, Taiwan 4% (2002)
2004 Japan 18.1%, US 8.7%, China 8.4%, South Korea 7.4%, New Zealand 7.4%, UK 6.7% (2003)
2005 Japan 18.6%, China 9.2%, US 8.1%, South Korea 7.7%, New Zealand 7.4%, India 4.6%, UK 4.2% (2004)
2006 Japan 20.3%, China 11.5%, South Korea 7.9%, US 6.7%, NZ 6.5%, India 5% (2005)
2007 Japan 19.6%, China 12.3%, South Korea 7.5%, US 6.2%, India 5.5%, NZ 5.5%, UK 5% (2006)
2008 Japan 18.9%, China 14.2%, South Korea 8%, US 6%, NZ 5.6%, India 5.5%, UK 4.2% (2007)
2009 Japan 22.2%, China 14.6%, South Korea 8.2%, India 6.1%, US 5.5%, NZ 4.3%, UK 4.2% (2008)
2010 China 21.81%, Japan 19.19%, South Korea 7.88%, India 7.51%, US 4.95%, UK 4.37%, NZ 4.1% (2009)
2011 China 25.1%, Japan 18.9%, South Korea 8.9%, India 7.1%, US 4% (2010)
2012 China 27.4%, Japan 19.2%, South Korea 8.9%, India 5.8% (2011)
2013 China 29.5%, Japan 19.3%, South Korea 8%, India 4.9% (2012)
2014 China 29.5%, Japan 19.3%, South Korea 8%, India 4.9% (2012)
2015 China 36.1%, Japan 18%, South Korea 7.3% (2013)
2016 China 32.2%, Japan 15.9%, South Korea 7.1%, US 5.4%, India 4.2% (2015)
2017 China 30.5%, Japan 12.4%, US 6.5%, South Korea 6.1% (2016)
2018 China 33.5%, Japan 14.6%, South Korea 6.6%, India 5%, Hong Kong 4% (2017)
2019 China 33.5%, Japan 14.6%, South Korea 6.6%, India 5%, Hong Kong 4% (2017)
2020 China 33.5%, Japan 14.6%, South Korea 6.6%, India 5%, Hong Kong 4% (2017)
2021 China 39%, Japan 15%, South Korea 7%, India 5% (2019)
2022 China 39%, Japan 15%, South Korea 7%, India 5% (2019)
2023 China 40%, Japan 14%, South Korea 9%, India 6%, Taiwan 4% (2021)
2024 China 29%, Japan 19%, South Korea 10%, India 7%, Taiwan 6% (2022) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports
2025 China 37%, Japan 16%, S. Korea 6%, India 5%, Taiwan 5% (2023) note: top five export partners based on percentage share of exports