Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP
Japan
17.7%
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
17.6%
in 2024
Japan rank
165th
Saudi Arabia rank
166th
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 17.7% against 17.6% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 201 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | 13.1% | 5.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 9.0% | 12.7% | 3.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 21.2% | 12.7% | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 6.3% | 19.3% | 13.0% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 18.3% | 8.1% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 13.9% | 19.3% | 5.3% | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.6% | 0.1% | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value of imported goods as a share of gdp, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 17.7% against 17.6% in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value of imported goods as a share of gdp between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Japan ranks 165th and Saudi Arabia ranks 166th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).