France vs Japan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps
France
783.36 billion current US$
in 2023
Japan
785.51 billion current US$
in 2023
France rank
6th
Japan rank
5th
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 785.51 billion current US$ against 783.36 billion current US$ in France, a difference of 2.16 billion current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was France ahead.
France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.20 billion current US$ | 8.18 billion current US$ | 1.02 billion current US$ | France |
| 1970s | 46.83 billion current US$ | 53.20 billion current US$ | 6.37 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 116.88 billion current US$ | 145.55 billion current US$ | 28.67 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 229.80 billion current US$ | 281.59 billion current US$ | 51.80 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 478.53 billion current US$ | 493.34 billion current US$ | 14.81 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 644.35 billion current US$ | 747.43 billion current US$ | 103.07 billion current US$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 723.95 billion current US$ | 770.57 billion current US$ | 46.61 billion current US$ | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 785.51 billion current US$ against 783.36 billion current US$ in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between France and Japan?
- 2.16 billion current US$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) with 55 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.