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