World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 55 economies tracked
92.25 (2001)
##2 of 55 economies
1.3×
2.03×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Japan climbed from #5 to #2 (overtook Italy). 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.
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