India vs Japan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps

India
666.53 billion current US$
in 2023
Japan
785.51 billion current US$
in 2023
India rank
8th
Japan rank
5th

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 785.51 billion current US$ against 666.53 billion current US$ in India, a difference of 118.98 billion current US$.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times India's.

Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 2.21 billion current US$ 8.18 billion current US$ 5.97 billion current US$ Japan
1970s 4.46 billion current US$ 53.20 billion current US$ 48.74 billion current US$ Japan
1980s 13.74 billion current US$ 145.55 billion current US$ 131.81 billion current US$ Japan
1990s 29.65 billion current US$ 281.59 billion current US$ 251.94 billion current US$ Japan
2000s 131.54 billion current US$ 493.34 billion current US$ 361.80 billion current US$ Japan
2010s 437.17 billion current US$ 747.43 billion current US$ 310.25 billion current US$ Japan
2020s 584.05 billion current US$ 770.57 billion current US$ 186.52 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$), gaps, India or Japan?
Japan, at 785.51 billion current US$ against 666.53 billion current US$ in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between India and Japan?
118.98 billion current US$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do India and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
India ranks 8th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps filled
Unit
current US$
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
253 places, 13,570 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.