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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,939 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.