Japan vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per

Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
29th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
27th

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

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 46,860 current US$ per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Japan ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1960s 21,589 current US$ per square kilometre 52,201 current US$ per square kilometre 30,612 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 144,353 current US$ per square kilometre 166,253 current US$ per square kilometre 21,900 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 501,916 current US$ per square kilometre 436,843 current US$ per square kilometre 65,072 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.03 million current US$ per square kilometre 862,399 current US$ per square kilometre 164,329 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.44 million current US$ per square kilometre 108,888 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.89 million current US$ per square kilometre 83,753 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.93 million current US$ per square kilometre 32,252 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$), per, Japan or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 2.01 million current US$ 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$), per between Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
46,860 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per?
Japan ranks 29th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 27th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.