Japan vs Philippines: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Philippines
0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
120th
Philippines rank
118th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 118th of 203 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1015 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0225 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 1970s | 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1416 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0375 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2362 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2504 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.1344 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.202 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0676 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1766 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.1719 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Philippines?
- 0.0054 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Philippines rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 120th and Philippines ranks 118th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.