France vs Japan: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
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 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, 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 between France and Japan?
- 2.16 billion current US$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 5th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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 are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.