World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked
20.06 (2022)
##83 of 161 economies
0.6%
1.9×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Japan climbed from #32 to #83 (overtook Zambia). 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, Government Revenue (% of GDP), Tax Revenue as a Percentage of GDP, Government Health Expenditure (% of GDP)
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