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

Japan
743,845
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
448,259
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
8th

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions over time

  • Japan
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 743,845 against 448,259 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), a difference of 295,586.

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 118 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 289,338 63,841 225,497 Japan
2000s 493,656 155,545 338,110 Japan
2010s 747,863 359,568 388,295 Japan
2020s 768,025 432,581 335,444 Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions, Japan or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Japan, at 743,845 against 448,259 in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) as of 2024.
What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions between Japan and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
295,586, 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$, millions?
Japan ranks 5th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 8th of 118 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 3,909 data points, 1991–2024
Last refreshed

Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.