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

Japan
785.51 billion current US$
in 2023
Netherlands
838.01 billion current US$
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
Netherlands rank
4th

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

  • Japan
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 838.01 billion current US$ against 785.51 billion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 52.50 billion current US$.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Netherlands Difference Ahead
1960s 8.18 billion current US$ 5.70 billion current US$ 2.48 billion current US$ Japan
1970s 53.20 billion current US$ 29.17 billion current US$ 24.04 billion current US$ Japan
1980s 145.55 billion current US$ 64.19 billion current US$ 81.36 billion current US$ Japan
1990s 281.59 billion current US$ 130.85 billion current US$ 150.74 billion current US$ Japan
2000s 493.34 billion current US$ 351.00 billion current US$ 142.34 billion current US$ Japan
2010s 747.43 billion current US$ 571.23 billion current US$ 176.20 billion current US$ Japan
2020s 770.57 billion current US$ 767.13 billion current US$ 3.44 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$), gaps, Japan or Netherlands?
Netherlands, at 838.01 billion current US$ against 785.51 billion current US$ in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps between Japan and Netherlands?
52.50 billion current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), gaps?
Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), 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.