France vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP)

France
1.72 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Japan
2.79 trillion current GBP
in 2014
France rank
6th
Japan rank
3rd

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

  • France
  • Japan
01.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T182719202014

How they compare

Japan currently reports 2.79 trillion current GBP against 1.72 trillion current GBP in France, a difference of 1.07 trillion current GBP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 147 shared years of data; in 1868 it was France ahead.

France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 200 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, France averaged higher in 11 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Japan Difference Ahead
1860s 999.94 million current GBP 129.73 million current GBP 870.21 million current GBP France
1870s 977.27 million current GBP 128.27 million current GBP 849.00 million current GBP France
1880s 1.04 billion current GBP 131.19 million current GBP 904.39 million current GBP France
1890s 1.17 billion current GBP 170.95 million current GBP 995.96 million current GBP France
1900s 1.38 billion current GBP 296.13 million current GBP 1.08 billion current GBP France
1910s 2.17 billion current GBP 709.90 million current GBP 1.46 billion current GBP France
1920s 2.65 billion current GBP 1.55 billion current GBP 1.10 billion current GBP France
1930s 2.78 billion current GBP 1.25 billion current GBP 1.54 billion current GBP France
1940s 4.31 billion current GBP 2.62 billion current GBP 1.69 billion current GBP France
1950s 15.35 billion current GBP 8.66 billion current GBP 6.68 billion current GBP France
1960s 37.05 billion current GBP 35.85 billion current GBP 1.20 billion current GBP France
1970s 160.63 billion current GBP 265.35 billion current GBP 104.72 billion current GBP Japan
1980s 445.73 billion current GBP 1.10 trillion current GBP 656.25 billion current GBP Japan
1990s 883.34 billion current GBP 2.62 trillion current GBP 1.74 trillion current GBP Japan
2000s 1.23 trillion current GBP 2.68 trillion current GBP 1.45 trillion current GBP Japan
2010s 1.74 trillion current GBP 3.39 trillion current GBP 1.65 trillion current GBP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), France or Japan?
Japan, at 2.79 trillion current GBP against 1.72 trillion current GBP in France as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between France and Japan?
1.07 trillion current GBP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
147 years are reported by both, from 1868 to 2014.
How do France and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
France ranks 6th 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

Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP)
Unit
current GBP
Source
Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.