Japan vs Lower middle income: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Japan
757,135
in 2025
Lower middle income
1.92 million
in 2025
Japan rank
6th
Lower middle income rank
4th
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Lower middle income currently reports 1.92 million against 757,135 in Japan, a difference of 1.17 million.
That makes Lower middle income's figure about 2.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 118 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 | 289,338 | 141,872 | 147,467 | Japan |
| 2000s | 493,656 | 396,588 | 97,067 | Japan |
| 2010s | 747,863 | 1.09 million | 344,552 | Lower middle income |
| 2020s | 766,385 | 1.64 million | 875,930 | Lower middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Lower middle income, at 1.92 million against 757,135 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 1.17 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
- Japan ranks 6th and Lower middle income ranks 4th of 118 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.