Germany vs Japan: Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre

Germany
2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
14th
Japan rank
16th

Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 128,920 current US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 16th of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.34 million current US$ per square kilometre 3.08 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.74 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2000s 1.58 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.76 million current US$ per square kilometre 1.17 million current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2010s 2.13 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.94 million current US$ per square kilometre 808,068 current US$ per square kilometre Japan
2020s 2.27 million current US$ per square kilometre 2.57 million current US$ per square kilometre 299,325 current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 2.47 million current US$ per square kilometre against 2.34 million current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
128,920 current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
30 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for manufacturing, value added (current us$), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 14th and Japan ranks 16th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
248 places, 9,503 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Manufacturing, value added (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.