Japan unexpectedly slips into recession, Germany now world s third-biggest economy, Global Enterprise
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Japan Unexpectedly Slips into Recession
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Japan falls into recession and becomes the fourth largest economy after the United States, China, and Germany
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Japan's economy is now the world’s fourth-largest after it contracted in the last quarter of 2023 and fell behind Germany. The government reported the economy shrank at an annual rate of 0.4% in October to December, though it grew 1.9% for all of 2023. Japan's economy was the 2nd largest until 2010, when it was overtaken by China’s. Japan’s nominal GDP totaled $4.2 trillion last year, while Germany's was $4.4 trillion, or $4.5 trillion, depending on the currency conversion. A weak yen was a key factor in the drop to fourth place, since comparisons of nominal GDP are in dollar terms. But Japan's relative weakness also reflects a decline in its population and lagging productivity and competitiveness.