China vs Japan: Gdp worldbank constant usd

China
19.40 trillion
in 2025
Japan
4.76 trillion
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd

Gdp worldbank constant usd over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

China currently reports 19.40 trillion against 4.76 trillion in Japan, a difference of 14.64 trillion.

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 964.91 billion 809.78 billion Japan
1970s 303.77 billion 1.84 trillion 1.54 trillion Japan
1980s 685.27 billion 2.78 trillion 2.09 trillion Japan
1990s 1.78 trillion 3.80 trillion 2.02 trillion Japan
2000s 4.57 trillion 4.19 trillion 386.38 billion China
2010s 11.01 trillion 4.48 trillion 6.53 trillion China
2020s 17.22 trillion 4.66 trillion 12.56 trillion China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp worldbank constant usd, China or Japan?
China, at 19.40 trillion against 4.76 trillion in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp worldbank constant usd between China and Japan?
14.64 trillion, 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 worldbank constant usd?
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Gdp worldbank constant usd. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gdp worldbank constant usd
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
209 places, 11,498 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed