Japan vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
64,810 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
29th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Japan
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 64,810 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), a difference of 1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 30.4 times Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s.

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

Japan ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1960s 21,589 current US$ per square kilometre 439.63 current US$ per square kilometre 21,149 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 144,353 current US$ per square kilometre 1,493 current US$ per square kilometre 142,860 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 501,916 current US$ per square kilometre 4,111 current US$ per square kilometre 497,804 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 9,555 current US$ per square kilometre 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 25,130 current US$ per square kilometre 1.52 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 47,123 current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 57,460 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$), per, Japan or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 64,810 current US$ per square kilometre in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
1.90 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 29th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.