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Japan to fall to 6th in world GDP rankings behind India, Britain: IMF

Japan Today17 October 2026, 21:27 UTCJapan

The International Monetary Fund projects that Japan's nominal gross domestic product, measured in U.S. dollars, will be overtaken by India and Britain in 2027, falling from fourth to…

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