China vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP) (National statistical)
China
19.40 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Japan
4.76 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd
Gross domestic product (GDP) (National statistical) 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 gross domestic product (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 gross domestic product (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 gross domestic product (gdp)?
- China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted by inflation but _does not_ account for differences in living costs between countries.