China vs Japan: GDP
GDP over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 4.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ in Japan, a difference of 14.64 trillion constant 2015 US$.
That makes China's figure about 4.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 155.13 billion constant 2015 US$ | 964.91 billion constant 2015 US$ | 809.78 billion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 303.77 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.84 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 1.54 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 685.27 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.78 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 2.09 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.78 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 3.80 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 2.02 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.57 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 4.19 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 386.38 billion constant 2015 US$ | China |
| 2010s | 11.01 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 4.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 6.53 trillion constant 2015 US$ | China |
| 2020s | 17.22 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 4.66 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 12.56 trillion constant 2015 US$ | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, China or Japan?
- China, at 19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 4.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp between China and Japan?
- 14.64 trillion constant 2015 US$, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for gdp?
- China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.