Italy vs Japan: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy

Italy
664.11 billion current US$
in 2023
Japan
717.20 billion current US$
in 2023
Italy rank
6th
Japan rank
5th

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 717.20 billion current US$ against 664.11 billion current US$ in Italy, a difference of 53.09 billion current US$.

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

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 6.16 billion current US$ 7.50 billion current US$ 1.34 billion current US$ Japan
1970s 31.15 billion current US$ 52.90 billion current US$ 21.75 billion current US$ Japan
1980s 86.07 billion current US$ 183.26 billion current US$ 97.19 billion current US$ Japan
1990s 198.99 billion current US$ 374.30 billion current US$ 175.31 billion current US$ Japan
2000s 360.13 billion current US$ 564.85 billion current US$ 204.71 billion current US$ Japan
2010s 497.39 billion current US$ 719.33 billion current US$ 221.94 billion current US$ Japan
2020s 602.46 billion current US$ 714.50 billion current US$ 112.04 billion current US$ Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports by the reporting economy, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 717.20 billion current US$ against 664.11 billion current US$ in Italy as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports by the reporting economy between Italy and Japan?
53.09 billion current US$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for merchandise exports by the reporting economy?
Italy ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
253 places, 13,488 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.