Germany vs Japan: Machinery and transport equipment

Germany
43.9%
in 2023
Japan
47.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
4th
Japan rank
2nd

Machinery and transport equipment over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 47.4% against 43.9% in Germany, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 149 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 33.6% 33.2% 0.4% Germany
2000s 35.4% 36.3% 1.0% Japan
2010s 42.9% 42.5% 0.5% Germany
2020s 42.4% 45.2% 2.8% Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher machinery and transport equipment, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 47.4% against 43.9% in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in machinery and transport equipment between Germany and Japan?
3.5%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for machinery and transport equipment?
Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 149 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 5,404 data points, 1963–2024
Last refreshed

Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).