Africa Eastern and Southern vs Japan: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP

Africa Eastern and Southern
0.9278 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Africa Eastern and Southern rank
21st
Japan rank
20th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Africa Eastern and Southern
  • Japan
00.250.50.751197019972025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9278 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern, a difference of 0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Africa Eastern and Southern's.

Across all 45 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 38 groups.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Africa Eastern and Southern Japan Difference Ahead
1980s 0.8577 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9912 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1335 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 0.9428 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9988 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.056 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.9108 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9977 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.087 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 0.929 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9954 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0664 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.9266 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9934 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0668 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp, Africa Eastern and Southern or Japan?
Japan, at 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9278 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Africa Eastern and Southern as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan?
0.0639 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Japan rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 21st and Japan ranks 20th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.