Japan vs United States of America: Liquid liabilities in millions USD

Japan
10.70 million 2000 constant
in 2021
United States of America
16.10 million 2000 constant
in 2020
Japan rank
3rd
United States of America rank
2nd

Liquid liabilities in millions USD over time

  • Japan
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 16.10 million 2000 constant against 10.70 million 2000 constant in Japan, a difference of 5.40 million 2000 constant.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.

Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United States of America Difference Ahead
1960s 451,215 2000 constant 3.21 million 2000 constant 2.76 million 2000 constant United States of America
1970s 2.72 million 2000 constant 4.74 million 2000 constant 2.01 million 2000 constant United States of America
1980s 6.38 million 2000 constant 6.25 million 2000 constant 133,068 2000 constant Japan
1990s 12.89 million 2000 constant 7.06 million 2000 constant 5.83 million 2000 constant Japan
2000s 10.66 million 2000 constant 9.62 million 2000 constant 1.04 million 2000 constant Japan
2010s 10.57 million 2000 constant 12.24 million 2000 constant 1.67 million 2000 constant United States of America
2020s 12.30 million 2000 constant 16.10 million 2000 constant 3.80 million 2000 constant United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liquid liabilities in millions usd, Japan or United States of America?
United States of America, at 16.10 million 2000 constant against 10.70 million 2000 constant in Japan as of 2020.
What is the difference in liquid liabilities in millions usd between Japan and United States of America?
5.40 million 2000 constant, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
61 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for liquid liabilities in millions usd?
Japan ranks 3rd and United States of America ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Liquid liabilities in millions USD (2000 constant)
Unit
2000 constant
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 8,905 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L..ZF or, if not available, line 35L..ZF); for Eurocurrency area countries (BEF, DEM, ESP, FRF, GRD, IEP, ITL, LUF, NLG, ATS, PTE, FIM), liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.