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

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

India vs Japan: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per

India

0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan

0.2649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

India rank

175th

Japan rank

177th

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per over time

India
Japan

How they compare

India currently reports 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Across all 30 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

India ranks 175th and Japan ranks 177th of 199 countries.

India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	India	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1517 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0982 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0535 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	India
2000s	0.219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1281 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0909 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	India
2010s	0.2737 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1827 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0911 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	India
2020s	0.2603 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.2403 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.02 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per, India or Japan?: India, at 0.2696 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.2649 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per between India and Japan?: 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do India and Japan rank globally for imports of goods, services and primary income (bop, current us$), per?: India ranks 175th and Japan ranks 177th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 246 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, 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.