Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita
Japan
5,909 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
6,208 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
70th
Saudi Arabia rank
68th
Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 6,208 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,909 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 299 BoP, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 200 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,249 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,791 BoP, current US$ per person | 457.54 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,448 BoP, current US$ per person | 2,601 BoP, current US$ per person | 846.57 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 5,587 BoP, current US$ per person | 4,717 BoP, current US$ per person | 870.22 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,904 BoP, current US$ per person | 5,291 BoP, current US$ per person | 613.05 BoP, current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 6,208 BoP, current US$ per person against 5,909 BoP, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 299 BoP, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for goods imports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 70th and Saudi Arabia ranks 68th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Goods imports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods imports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.