Australia vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, US dollar
Australia
2.59 trillion
in 2031
Japan
5.13 trillion
in 2031
Australia rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, US dollar over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5.13 trillion against 2.59 trillion in Australia, a difference of 2.54 trillion.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 206.61 billion | 1.89 trillion | 1.69 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 365.86 billion | 4.49 trillion | 4.12 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 694.61 billion | 4.79 trillion | 4.09 trillion | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.41 trillion | 5.38 trillion | 3.97 trillion | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.92 trillion | 4.64 trillion | 2.73 trillion | Japan |
| 2030s | 2.54 trillion | 5.07 trillion | 2.53 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, us dollar, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 5.13 trillion against 2.59 trillion in Australia as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, us dollar between Australia and Japan?
- 2.54 trillion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, us dollar?
- Australia ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, US dollar (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.