France vs Japan: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
France
1 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
France rank
104th
Japan rank
101st
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in France, a difference of 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.
France ranks 104th and Japan ranks 101st of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9933 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9953 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9774 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP | France |
| 1990s | 0.9828 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9921 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9882 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2010s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 current US$ per US$ of GDP | France |
| 2020s | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 current US$ per US$ of GDP | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 1 current US$ per US$ of GDP in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp between France and Japan?
- 0.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- France ranks 104th and Japan ranks 101st of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.