Italy vs Japan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Italy
2.25 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy rank
26th
Japan rank
29th

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

  • Italy
  • Japan
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.25 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 278,490 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 22,040 current US$ per square kilometre 21,589 current US$ per square kilometre 450.92 current US$ per square kilometre Italy
1970s 105,917 current US$ per square kilometre 144,353 current US$ per square kilometre 38,435 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 292,647 current US$ per square kilometre 501,916 current US$ per square kilometre 209,268 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 676,581 current US$ per square kilometre 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 350,147 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 331,825 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.68 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 291,505 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.04 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 77,145 current US$ per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per, Italy or Japan?
Italy, at 2.25 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Italy and Japan?
278,490 current US$ per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Italy ranks 26th and Japan ranks 29th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.