World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 203 economies tracked
1063.34 (2024)
##7 of 203 economies
2.1%
1.09×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2024. Japan climbed from #5 to #7 (overtook Germany). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
First oil shock ends rapid postwar growth; inflation surges.
Yen revaluation agreed; asset bubble inflates through the late 1980s.
Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.
Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.
Total Water Withdrawal (M3), Imports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand), GDP, Tourist Arrivals and Tourism Revenue
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