Japan vs Türkiye: Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Türkiye
0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
120th
Türkiye rank
119th

Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Türkiye
0.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 0.1711 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0046 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 Türkiye ranks 119th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Türkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 0.079 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0426 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1970s 0.097 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1980s 0.1062 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.098 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0082 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0978 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.013 current US$ per US$ of GDP Türkiye
2000s 0.1178 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.149 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0312 current US$ per US$ of GDP Türkiye
2010s 0.1344 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1816 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0472 current US$ per US$ of GDP Türkiye
2020s 0.1558 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2269 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0711 current US$ per US$ of GDP Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Türkiye?
Türkiye, at 0.1711 current US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Türkiye?
0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Türkiye?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Türkiye rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 120th and Türkiye ranks 119th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), 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.