Japan vs Lower middle income: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

Japan
743,982
in 2024
Lower middle income
1.76 million
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
4th

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj. over time

  • Japan
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 1.76 million against 743,982 in Japan, a difference of 1.02 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 121 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Lower middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 289,302 144,807 144,494 Japan
2000s 493,225 397,842 95,382 Japan
2010s 748,110 1.09 million 342,965 Lower middle income
2020s 767,767 1.59 million 818,257 Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Japan or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 1.76 million against 743,982 in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Japan and Lower middle income?
1.02 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
Japan ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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

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