Germany vs Japan: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Germany
2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
17th
Japan rank
20th

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 384,160 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 17th and Japan ranks 20th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 276,740 current US$ per square kilometre 212,555 current US$ per square kilometre 64,185 current US$ per square kilometre Germany
1980s 589,915 current US$ per square kilometre 704,598 current US$ per square kilometre 114,683 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
1990s 1.22 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.78 million current US$ per square kilometre 564,588 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.53 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.30 million current US$ per square kilometre 767,218 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.10 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.86 million current US$ per square kilometre 750,802 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.67 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.70 million current US$ per square kilometre 24,752 current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 2.80 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.42 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Germany and Japan?
384,160 current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Germany ranks 17th and Japan ranks 20th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
227 places, 10,408 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.