Japan vs Qatar: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Qatar
0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
174th
Qatar rank
172nd
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Japan ranks 174th and Qatar ranks 172nd of 203 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Qatar in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0927 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.0873 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2036 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1163 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 1990s | 0.0636 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2832 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2195 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2000s | 0.1025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2291 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2010s | 0.1394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Qatar |
| 2020s | 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 0.1741 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1704 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Qatar?
- 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 174th and Qatar ranks 172nd of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.