Germany vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Germany
2.35 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Japan
2.79 trillion current GBP
in 2014
Germany rank
4th
Japan rank
3rd
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2.79 trillion current GBP against 2.35 trillion current GBP in Germany, a difference of 442.34 billion current GBP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 103 shared years of data; in 1871 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 8 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 853.69 million current GBP | 127.93 million current GBP | 725.76 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1880s | 964.63 million current GBP | 131.19 million current GBP | 833.45 million current GBP | Germany |
| 1890s | 1.35 billion current GBP | 170.95 million current GBP | 1.18 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1900s | 1.97 billion current GBP | 296.13 million current GBP | 1.67 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1910s | 2.53 billion current GBP | 709.90 million current GBP | 1.82 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1920s | 3.67 billion current GBP | 1.55 billion current GBP | 2.13 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1930s | 5.90 billion current GBP | 1.25 billion current GBP | 4.66 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1940s | 9.93 billion current GBP | 2.62 billion current GBP | 7.31 billion current GBP | Germany |
| 1990s | 1.38 trillion current GBP | 2.72 trillion current GBP | 1.34 trillion current GBP | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.63 trillion current GBP | 2.68 trillion current GBP | 1.05 trillion current GBP | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.31 trillion current GBP | 3.39 trillion current GBP | 1.08 trillion current GBP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Germany or Japan?
- Japan, at 2.79 trillion current GBP against 2.35 trillion current GBP in Germany as of 2014.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Germany and Japan?
- 442.34 billion current GBP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 103 years are reported by both, from 1871 to 2014.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Germany ranks 4th 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.