Germany vs Japan: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre

Germany
1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Japan
1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany rank
21st
Japan rank
23rd

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan, a difference of 159,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 282,034 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 257,493 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 24,541 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2000s 565,871 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 386,214 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 179,657 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2010s 750,858 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 706,046 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 44,812 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Germany
2020s 925,209 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 975,728 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre 50,519 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre, Germany or Japan?
Germany, at 1.29 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre against 1.13 million BoP, current US$ per square kilometre in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre between Germany and Japan?
159,400 BoP, current US$ per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
25 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per square kilometre?
Germany ranks 21st and Japan ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
BoP, current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 8,921 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.