India vs Japan: Value of exported goods as a share of GDP
India
15.4%
in 2014
Japan
15.6%
in 2014
India rank
148th
Japan rank
146th
Value of exported goods as a share of GDP over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 15.6% against 15.4% in India, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1949 it was India ahead.
India ranks 148th and Japan ranks 146th of 193 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 0.3% | India |
| 1950s | 5.8% | 7.7% | 1.9% | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.2% | 8.3% | 5.1% | Japan |
| 1970s | 4.1% | 10.2% | 6.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 4.9% | 11.6% | 6.7% | Japan |
| 1990s | 8.6% | 9.4% | 0.8% | Japan |
| 2000s | 12.5% | 12.8% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.7% | 14.5% | 1.3% | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of exported goods as a share of gdp, India or Japan?
- Japan, at 15.6% against 15.4% in India as of 2014.
- What is the difference in value of exported goods as a share of gdp between India and Japan?
- 0.2%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2014.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for value of exported goods as a share of gdp?
- India ranks 148th and Japan ranks 146th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Value of exported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Total value of merchandise exports divided by gross domestic product (GDP), expressed as a percentage.