Japan vs Niger: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit

Japan
0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Niger
0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Japan rank
168th
Niger rank
167th

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

  • Japan
  • Niger
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 168th and Niger ranks 167th of 202 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Niger Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0798 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0338 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1970s 0.09 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1099 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0199 current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
1980s 0.0857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1839 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0982 current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
1990s 0.0631 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.107 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
2000s 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0767 current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
2010s 0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2011 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0618 current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger
2020s 0.1624 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.2069 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit, Japan or Niger?
Niger, at 0.1857 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1791 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit between Japan and Niger?
0.0066 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Niger?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Japan and Niger rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current us$), per unit?
Japan ranks 168th and Niger ranks 167th of 202 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$), per unit of GDP. 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$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
249 places, 12,916 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.