Japan vs Pakistan: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Pakistan
0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
174th
Pakistan rank
177th

Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Pakistan
0.050.10.150.20.25196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Pakistan's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Pakistan ahead.

Japan ranks 174th and Pakistan ranks 177th of 203 countries.

Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Pakistan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0866 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.071 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1970s 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.167 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0743 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1980s 0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1859 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0986 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
1990s 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1793 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1156 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2000s 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1495 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.047 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2010s 0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan
2020s 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.17 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Pakistan?
Japan, at 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1617 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Pakistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Pakistan?
0.0087 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pakistan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Pakistan rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 174th and Pakistan ranks 177th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), 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 (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
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Merchandise imports (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.