China vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP)
China
6.29 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Japan
2.79 trillion current GBP
in 2014
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
3rd
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 6.29 trillion current GBP against 2.79 trillion current GBP in Japan, a difference of 3.50 trillion current GBP.
That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 116 shared years of data; in 1868 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, China averaged higher in 10 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1860s | 1.46 billion current GBP | 129.73 million current GBP | 1.33 billion current GBP | China |
| 1870s | 1.29 billion current GBP | 128.27 million current GBP | 1.16 billion current GBP | China |
| 1880s | 1.05 billion current GBP | 131.19 million current GBP | 923.35 million current GBP | China |
| 1890s | 964.51 million current GBP | 170.95 million current GBP | 793.57 million current GBP | China |
| 1900s | 1.10 billion current GBP | 296.13 million current GBP | 805.35 million current GBP | China |
| 1910s | 1.71 billion current GBP | 420.21 million current GBP | 1.29 billion current GBP | China |
| 1930s | 1.94 billion current GBP | 970.89 million current GBP | 970.79 million current GBP | China |
| 1940s | 3.83 billion current GBP | 2.74 billion current GBP | 1.09 billion current GBP | China |
| 1950s | 13.04 billion current GBP | 8.66 billion current GBP | 4.37 billion current GBP | China |
| 1960s | 23.45 billion current GBP | 35.85 billion current GBP | 12.40 billion current GBP | Japan |
| 1970s | 65.71 billion current GBP | 265.35 billion current GBP | 199.64 billion current GBP | Japan |
| 1980s | 163.55 billion current GBP | 1.10 trillion current GBP | 938.43 billion current GBP | Japan |
| 1990s | 421.66 billion current GBP | 2.62 trillion current GBP | 2.20 trillion current GBP | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.50 trillion current GBP | 2.68 trillion current GBP | 1.18 trillion current GBP | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.26 trillion current GBP | 3.39 trillion current GBP | 1.87 trillion current GBP | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), China or Japan?
- China, at 6.29 trillion current GBP against 2.79 trillion current GBP in Japan as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between China and Japan?
- 3.50 trillion current GBP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 116 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2014.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.