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, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

Germany

1.41 million

in 2024

Japan

743,982

in 2024

Germany rank

3rd

Japan rank

5th

Germany currently reports 1.41 million against 743,982 in Japan, a difference of 670,078.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.9 times Japan's.

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

Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 121 countries.

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

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	430,817	289,302	141,515	Germany
2000s	766,320	493,225	273,095	Germany
2010s	1.17 million	748,110	418,531	Germany
2020s	1.41 million	767,767	642,357	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 1.41 million against 743,982 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Germany and Japan?: 670,078, 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, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?: Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Indicator: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current 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: 131 places, 4,013 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, seasonally adjusted.