Japan vs United States of America: Gdp penn world table

Japan
5.51 trillion
in 2023
United States of America
25.04 trillion
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
United States of America rank
2nd

Gdp penn world table over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
05.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T25.0T195019862023

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 25.04 trillion against 5.51 trillion in Japan, a difference of 19.53 trillion.

That makes United States of America's figure about 4.5 times Japan's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 182 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1950s 384.35 billion 3.27 trillion 2.89 trillion United States of America
1960s 923.86 billion 4.83 trillion 3.91 trillion United States of America
1970s 2.03 trillion 6.89 trillion 4.86 trillion United States of America
1980s 3.03 trillion 9.22 trillion 6.19 trillion United States of America
1990s 4.93 trillion 12.53 trillion 7.60 trillion United States of America
2000s 5.61 trillion 17.01 trillion 11.41 trillion United States of America
2010s 5.65 trillion 20.49 trillion 14.84 trillion United States of America
2020s 5.39 trillion 23.83 trillion 18.44 trillion United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp penn world table, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 25.04 trillion against 5.51 trillion in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp penn world table between Japan and United States of America?
19.53 trillion, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for gdp penn world table?
Japan ranks 5th and United States of America ranks 2nd of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp penn world table. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Gdp penn world table
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
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