How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?

45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.

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.

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

Japan

0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Qatar

0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

20th

Qatar rank

18th

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

Japan
Qatar

How they compare

Qatar currently reports 0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Qatar ahead.

Japan ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Qatar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.9912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9949 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
1990s	0.9988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9922 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2000s	0.9977 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9912 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Japan
2010s	0.9954 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9958 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar
2020s	0.9934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9948 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0014 current US$ per US$ of GDP	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Qatar?: Qatar, at 0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Qatar?: 0.0027 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Qatar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Qatar?: 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Japan and Qatar rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 20th and Qatar ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Qatar: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-value-added-at-basic-prices-gva-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/japan/qatar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/gross-value-added-at-basic-prices-gva-current-us-per-unit-of-gdp/japan/qatar/">Japan vs Qatar: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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: 29 August 2026

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.