Japan vs Middle income: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps
Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), gaps over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 7.31 trillion current US$ against 785.51 billion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 6.53 trillion current US$.
That makes Middle income's figure about 9.3 times Japan's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.18 billion current US$ | 21.67 billion current US$ | 13.49 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1970s | 53.20 billion current US$ | 95.12 billion current US$ | 41.92 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1980s | 145.55 billion current US$ | 261.22 billion current US$ | 115.67 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 1990s | 281.59 billion current US$ | 694.87 billion current US$ | 413.27 billion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2000s | 493.34 billion current US$ | 2.12 trillion current US$ | 1.63 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2010s | 747.43 billion current US$ | 5.12 trillion current US$ | 4.38 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
| 2020s | 770.57 billion current US$ | 6.73 trillion current US$ | 5.96 trillion current US$ | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps, Japan or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 7.31 trillion current US$ against 785.51 billion current US$ in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Japan and Middle income?
- 6.53 trillion current US$, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
- Japan ranks 5th and Middle income ranks 8th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.