World Bank WITS · updated 2026-10-03 · 167 economies tracked
217 (2023)
##28 of 167 economies
0.9%
1.22×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1988 - 2023. Japan climbed from #2 to #28 (overtook Austria). 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.
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