Japan vs New Zealand: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP
Japan
4.0%
in 2024
New Zealand
3.9%
in 2024
Japan rank
111th
New Zealand rank
113th
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- New Zealand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.0% against 3.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 113th of 198 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 3.7% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 3.8% | 4.2% | 0.5% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imports from china as a share of gdp, Japan or New Zealand?
- Japan, at 4.0% against 3.9% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imports from china as a share of gdp between Japan and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and New Zealand?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and New Zealand rank globally for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 111th and New Zealand ranks 113th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).