Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita
Japan
6,124 current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,871 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
74th
Saudi Arabia rank
72nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,871 current US$ per person against 6,124 current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 747 current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 89.35 current US$ per person | 150.71 current US$ per person | 61.35 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 487.09 current US$ per person | 1,554 current US$ per person | 1,067 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1,233 current US$ per person | 3,788 current US$ per person | 2,555 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2,263 current US$ per person | 2,183 current US$ per person | 80.48 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,863 current US$ per person | 2,920 current US$ per person | 943.21 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 5,874 current US$ per person | 5,224 current US$ per person | 650.22 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 6,131 current US$ per person | 5,808 current US$ per person | 323.43 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6,871 current US$ per person against 6,124 current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 747 current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 74th and Saudi Arabia ranks 72nd of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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.