World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 194 economies tracked
958.38B (2024)
##6 of 194 economies
3.2%
48.97×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. Japan climbed from #5 to #6 (overtook United Kingdom). 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, Total value of exports, Imports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand), Exports - Trade Value (US$ Thousand)
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