China vs Japan: Gdp world regions stacked area

China
26.97 trillion
in 2022
Japan
4.77 trillion
in 2022
China rank
1st
Japan rank
5th

Gdp world regions stacked area over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 26.97 trillion against 4.77 trillion in Japan, a difference of 22.19 trillion.

That makes China's figure about 5.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 94 shared years of data; in 1000 it was China ahead.

China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 5th of 166 countries.

Across the 20 decades both report, China averaged higher in 17 and Japan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1000s 72.28 billion 7.57 billion 64.71 billion China
1600s 194.79 billion 19.63 billion 175.17 billion China
1700s 212.88 billion 28.97 billion 183.91 billion China
1820s 336.04 billion 40.83 billion 295.21 billion China
1850s 353.50 billion 45.95 billion 307.54 billion China
1870s 338.31 billion 54.41 billion 283.90 billion China
1880s 343.24 billion 71.81 billion 271.43 billion China
1890s 366.32 billion 74.29 billion 292.03 billion China
1900s 388.80 billion 93.64 billion 295.16 billion China
1910s 408.81 billion 123.05 billion 285.76 billion China
1920s 488.74 billion 231.79 billion 256.94 billion China
1930s 503.97 billion 257.25 billion 246.72 billion China
1950s 655.12 billion 387.21 billion 267.91 billion China
1960s 808.42 billion 954.91 billion 146.50 billion Japan
1970s 1.41 trillion 2.01 trillion 598.85 billion Japan
1980s 2.64 trillion 2.93 trillion 293.20 billion Japan
1990s 4.54 trillion 3.96 trillion 573.85 billion China
2000s 8.50 trillion 4.37 trillion 4.13 trillion China
2010s 17.90 trillion 4.67 trillion 13.23 trillion China
2020s 25.77 trillion 4.71 trillion 21.06 trillion China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp world regions stacked area, China or Japan?
China, at 26.97 trillion against 4.77 trillion in Japan as of 2022.
What is the difference in gdp world regions stacked area between China and Japan?
22.19 trillion, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
94 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2022.
How do China and Japan rank globally for gdp world regions stacked area?
China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 5th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp world regions stacked area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gdp world regions stacked area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 15,675 data points, 1000–2022
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