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

Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lower middle income
48,416 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
29th
Lower middle income rank
28th

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

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 48,416 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income, a difference of 1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Japan's figure about 40.6 times Lower middle income's.

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

Japan ranks 29th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 204 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 21,589 current US$ per square kilometre 446.97 current US$ per square kilometre 21,142 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1970s 144,353 current US$ per square kilometre 1,474 current US$ per square kilometre 142,879 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1980s 501,916 current US$ per square kilometre 2,944 current US$ per square kilometre 498,971 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 5,465 current US$ per square kilometre 1.02 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 18,186 current US$ per square kilometre 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 38,671 current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 44,723 current US$ per square kilometre 1.92 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$), per, Japan or Lower middle income?
Japan, at 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre against 48,416 current US$ per square kilometre in Lower middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per between Japan and Lower middle income?
1.92 million current US$ per square kilometre, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 29th and Lower middle income ranks 28th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.