Japan vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions, seas. adj.

Japan
743,982
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
448,498
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
8th

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

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How they compare

Japan currently reports 743,982 against 448,498 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 295,484.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s.

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

Japan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 289,302 68,454 220,848 Japan
2000s 493,225 156,194 337,031 Japan
2010s 748,110 358,721 389,389 Japan
2020s 767,767 429,750 338,017 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj., Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 743,982 against 448,498 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj. between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
295,484, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, seas. adj.?
Japan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 121 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, 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.