Italy vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency

Italy
1.05 % change on previous year
in 2019
Japan
1.26 % change on previous year
in 2019
Italy rank
169th
Japan rank
166th

Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency over time

  • Italy
  • Japan
-100102030196119902019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.26 % change on previous year against 1.05 % change on previous year in Italy, a difference of 0.21 % change on previous year.

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.

Italy ranks 169th and Japan ranks 166th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 10.27 % change on previous year 16.31 % change on previous year 6.04 % change on previous year Japan
1970s 17.89 % change on previous year 13.62 % change on previous year 4.27 % change on previous year Italy
1980s 14.73 % change on previous year 6.25 % change on previous year 8.48 % change on previous year Italy
1990s 5.92 % change on previous year 2.16 % change on previous year 3.76 % change on previous year Italy
2000s 3.02 % change on previous year -0.5735 % change on previous year 3.6 % change on previous year Italy
2010s 1.29 % change on previous year 1.25 % change on previous year 0.0357 % change on previous year Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, Italy or Japan?
Japan, at 1.26 % change on previous year against 1.05 % change on previous year in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency between Italy and Japan?
0.21 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
59 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2019.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
Italy ranks 169th and Japan ranks 166th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 10,054 data points, 1961–2019
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The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.