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Industry and Economy of Kyushu

Evolving Industrial Economy of Kyushu

The population of Kyushu and Yamaguchi Prefecture is approximately 15 million and the GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is 50 trillion yen.

GDP Comparison (2008)
  GDP (trillion yen)
Fukuoka City 6.79
Kyushu and Yamaguchi 53.62
Korea 96.26
Netherlands 90.27
Australia 108.64
Denmark 35.22
Singapore 19.45
Malaysia 22.88
Philippines 17.31
New Zealand 13.42

Port of Hakata and Fukuoka Airport's share of Kyushu's total trade value in 2010

Gross Domestic Product of Fukuoka City in 2008


Annual Sales Share of Wholesale Industry in 2007

Annual Sales Share of Retail Industry in 2007

Changes in Value of Imports and Exports at Hakata Port


Automobile Related Industries Rubber Products
More and more automobile-related industries have been established and expanded in Fukuoka Prefecture. Among the items exported from Hakata Port, rubber products account for about 40%.

Fukuoka City: Trade Center of Kyushu

Fukuoka is surpassed only by Tokyo and Osaka in terms of its high concentration of international economic exchange organizations such as diplomatic missions and trade centers, deepening relations with foreign cities at the administrative level.

<Diplomatic Missions and Economic Organizations in Fukuoka>
  • Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Fukuoka
  • Consulate-General of the People’s Republic of China in Fukuoka
  • Australian Consulate-General, Fukuoka
  • Consulate-General of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in Fukuoka
  • American Consulate Fukuoka
  • Korean Integrated Education Center
  • Korea National Tourism Organization in Fukuoka
  • Korea Trade Center, Fukuoka
  • Thai Trade Center, Fukuoka
  • Tourism Authority of Thailand, Fukuoka Office
  • UN-HABITAT Fukuoka Office
  • Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Osaka,Fukuoka branch
  • Taiwan Trade Center, Fukuoka
  • The Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Fukuoka Office