How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Germany vs Japan: Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj.

Germany

1.45 million

in 2024

Japan

797,530

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

Japan rank

5th

Germany currently reports 1.45 million against 797,530 in Japan, a difference of 652,470.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.8 times Japan's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 47 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	578,238	454,765	123,473	Germany
2000s	913,169	648,079	265,090	Germany
2010s	1.26 million	766,437	497,982	Germany
2020s	1.48 million	807,263	672,159	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj., Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 1.45 million against 797,530 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj. between Germany and Japan?: 652,470, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, constant us$, millions, seas. adj.?: Germany ranks 4th and Japan ranks 5th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Imports Merchandise, Customs, constant US$, millions, seas. adj.
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 55 places, 1,570 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Merchandise (goods) exports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.