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Japan - Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales 85.54

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 213 economies tracked

Latest value

85.54 (2024)

Global rank

##77 of 213 economies

vs global median

1.0×

Growth since 1990

4277×

Ranking Race — Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#21#41#61#81#10119901995200020052010201520202025#16#772015 overtook Bahrain2019 overtook Kosovo
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Japan climbed from #16 to #77 (overtook Bahrain). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Asset bubble bursts curated

Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.

2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2015
Overtook Bahrain in global rank auto
2019
Overtook Kosovo in global rank auto
2021
Fell 29 places in global rank auto

Internet Penetration and E-commerce Sales, 1990-2024

World Bank WDI · % of population · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199020002010202020240.0231.0762.1393.18

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