Japan vs Small island developing States (SIDS): Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global

Japan
2.6%
in 2024
Small island developing States (SIDS)
5.3%
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Small island developing States (SIDS) rank
4th

Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global over time

  • Japan
  • Small island developing States (SIDS)
0246200020122024

How they compare

Small island developing States (SIDS) currently reports 5.3% against 2.6% in Japan, a difference of 2.7%.

That makes Small island developing States (SIDS)'s figure about 2.0 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 9th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 191 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Small island developing States (SIDS) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Small island developing States (SIDS) Difference Ahead
2000s 3.9% 3.1% 0.8% Japan
2010s 3.2% 3.9% 0.8% Small island developing States (SIDS)
2020s 2.6% 5.1% 2.4% Small island developing States (SIDS)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global, Japan or Small island developing States (SIDS)?
Small island developing States (SIDS), at 5.3% against 2.6% in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global between Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
2.7%, with Small island developing States (SIDS) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS)?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Japan and Small island developing States (SIDS) rank globally for developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global?
Japan ranks 9th and Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 4th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Developing countries’ and least developed countries’ share of global services exports (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
249 places, 5,930 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed