Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Japan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
66,740 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th
Japan rank
29th

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 66,740 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 29.5 times Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 44 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 638.41 current US$ per square kilometre 21,589 current US$ per square kilometre 20,951 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 5,913 current US$ per square kilometre 144,353 current US$ per square kilometre 138,439 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 15,877 current US$ per square kilometre 501,916 current US$ per square kilometre 486,038 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 9,125 current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 22,988 current US$ per square kilometre 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 48,269 current US$ per square kilometre 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 62,493 current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Japan?
Japan, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 66,740 current US$ per square kilometre in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Japan rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 44 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per square kilometre. 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$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 13,220 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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