India vs Japan: GDP
GDP over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ in India, a difference of 1.07 trillion constant 2015 US$.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times India's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 161.19 billion constant 2015 US$ | 964.91 billion constant 2015 US$ | 803.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 1970s | 227.72 billion constant 2015 US$ | 1.84 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 1.62 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 1980s | 345.53 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2.78 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 2.43 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 1990s | 588.83 billion constant 2015 US$ | 3.80 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 3.22 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.07 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 4.19 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 3.11 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.07 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 4.48 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 2.41 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.11 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 4.66 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 1.55 trillion constant 2015 US$ | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.76 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 3.69 trillion constant 2015 US$ in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp between India and Japan?
- 1.07 trillion constant 2015 US$, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for gdp?
- India ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP (constant 2015 US$). 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.