Japan vs United States of America: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita

Japan
5,760 current US$ per person
in 2023
United States of America
5,990 current US$ per person
in 2023
Japan rank
51st
United States of America rank
48th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 5,990 current US$ per person against 5,760 current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 230 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Japan ranks 51st and United States of America ranks 48th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 75.93 current US$ per person 135.55 current US$ per person 59.63 current US$ per person United States of America
1970s 471.28 current US$ per person 425.01 current US$ per person 46.27 current US$ per person Japan
1980s 1,518 current US$ per person 985.52 current US$ per person 532.5 current US$ per person Japan
1990s 2,987 current US$ per person 2,029 current US$ per person 957.49 current US$ per person Japan
2000s 4,422 current US$ per person 3,102 current US$ per person 1,320 current US$ per person Japan
2010s 5,650 current US$ per person 4,772 current US$ per person 878.46 current US$ per person Japan
2020s 5,699 current US$ per person 5,440 current US$ per person 258.97 current US$ per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 5,990 current US$ per person against 5,760 current US$ per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita between Japan and United States of America?
230 current US$ per person, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
Japan ranks 51st and United States of America ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.