India vs Japan: Gross national expenditure

India
352.53 trillion current LCU
in 2025
Japan
639.89 trillion current LCU
in 2024
India rank
12th
Japan rank
10th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • India
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 639.89 trillion current LCU against 352.53 trillion current LCU in India, a difference of 287.36 trillion current LCU.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.8 times India's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

India ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 185 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Japan Difference Ahead
1970s 881.15 billion current LCU 153.89 trillion current LCU 153.01 trillion current LCU Japan
1980s 3.13 trillion current LCU 333.08 trillion current LCU 329.95 trillion current LCU Japan
1990s 12.08 trillion current LCU 516.62 trillion current LCU 504.55 trillion current LCU Japan
2000s 39.59 trillion current LCU 527.18 trillion current LCU 487.59 trillion current LCU Japan
2010s 138.54 trillion current LCU 539.67 trillion current LCU 401.12 trillion current LCU Japan
2020s 266.31 trillion current LCU 600.55 trillion current LCU 334.24 trillion current LCU Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, India or Japan?
Japan, at 639.89 trillion current LCU against 352.53 trillion current LCU in India as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between India and Japan?
287.36 trillion current LCU, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do India and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure?
India ranks 12th and Japan ranks 10th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 8,556 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.