Japan vs Maldives: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Japan
6,124 current US$ per person
in 2025
Maldives
6,832 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
74th
Maldives rank
73rd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Maldives
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 6,832 current US$ per person against 6,124 current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 708 current US$ per person.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.35 current US$ per person | 25.41 current US$ per person | 63.94 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 487.09 current US$ per person | 56.41 current US$ per person | 430.68 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,233 current US$ per person | 306.15 current US$ per person | 926.58 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 2,263 current US$ per person | 1,001 current US$ per person | 1,262 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,863 current US$ per person | 2,347 current US$ per person | 1,516 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 5,874 current US$ per person | 4,666 current US$ per person | 1,208 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 6,131 current US$ per person | 5,954 current US$ per person | 176.93 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Japan or Maldives?
- Maldives, at 6,832 current US$ per person against 6,124 current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Japan and Maldives?
- 708 current US$ per person, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Maldives?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Maldives rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 74th and Maldives ranks 73rd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.