World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 217 economies tracked
-0.49 (2025)
##197 of 217 economies
-0.6×
-0.54×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1961 - 2025. Japan climbed from #185 to #197 (overtook Hungary). 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 Growth (Real), Elderly Care and Dependency Ratios, Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population), Poverty No Electricity (% of population)
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