Japan vs Netherlands: Share of global merchandise exports
Japan
2.9%
in 2024
Netherlands
3.8%
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Netherlands rank
4th
Share of global merchandise exports over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 3.8% against 2.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 219 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.8% | 3.8% | 2.0% | Japan |
| 2010s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 0.4% | Japan |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.8% | 0.6% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global merchandise exports, Japan or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 3.8% against 2.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of global merchandise exports between Japan and Netherlands?
- 0.9%, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for share of global merchandise exports?
- Japan ranks 5th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of global merchandise exports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global merchandise exports (%).