World Bank WITS · updated 2026-10-03 · 166 economies tracked
215 (2023)
##24 of 166 economies
1.1%
1.15×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1988 - 2023. Japan climbed from #2 to #24 (overtook New Zealand). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.
Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.
Number of Import Partners, Transport and Logistics Performance, Logistics Efficiency and Trade Facilitation Index, Infrastructure Quality and Investment
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