World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked
38,619 (2025)
##26 of 213 economies
5.8×
5.96×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Japan climbed from #27 to #26 (overtook Andorra). 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, GDP Growth (Real), Human Capital Index (HCI+), Life Expectancy and Healthcare Spending per Capita
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