World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 214 economies tracked
4.44T (2025)
##4 of 214 economies
3.8%
91.6×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Japan climbed from #6 to #4 (overtook United Kingdom). 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.
GDP Growth (Real), GDP per Capita (Real), Government Debt (MPO), General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
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