Japan vs Netherlands: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy
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 over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
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, 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 between Japan and Netherlands?
- 52.50 billion current US$, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for merchandise imports by the reporting economy?
- Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$). 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.