Japan vs United Kingdom: Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre

Japan
1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
United Kingdom
2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan rank
28th
United Kingdom rank
25th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M196119922023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 202,710 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Japan ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 206 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 23,909 current US$ per square kilometre 56,842 current US$ per square kilometre 32,932 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1970s 155,422 current US$ per square kilometre 178,676 current US$ per square kilometre 23,253 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom
1980s 519,002 current US$ per square kilometre 467,893 current US$ per square kilometre 51,108 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.04 million current US$ per square kilometre 938,123 current US$ per square kilometre 99,305 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.55 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.50 million current US$ per square kilometre 52,155 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 1.98 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 22,185 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 1.96 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.01 million current US$ per square kilometre 45,172 current US$ per square kilometre United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 2.17 million current US$ per square kilometre against 1.97 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre between Japan and United Kingdom?
202,710 current US$ per square kilometre, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per square kilometre?
Japan ranks 28th and United Kingdom ranks 25th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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 (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
253 places, 14,096 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise exports (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.