Japan vs United States: Merchandise exports to high-income economies
Merchandise exports to high-income economies over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 61.7% against 61.0% in United States, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 114th and United States ranks 117th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.8% | 71.8% | 3.0% | United States |
| 1970s | 73.0% | 74.5% | 1.5% | United States |
| 1980s | 79.3% | 76.1% | 3.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 79.4% | 74.5% | 4.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 68.3% | 3.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 62.0% | 61.1% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 60.3% | 0.3% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports to high-income economies, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 61.7% against 61.0% in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports to high-income economies between Japan and United States?
- 0.7%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Japan ranks 114th and United States ranks 117th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.