上回る

うわまわる · also うわまる

to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

JLPT N1 common word Also written 上廻る、上まわる

Meaning

v5rvt
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

Example sentences

穀物生産の落ち込みによって、中国は急速に日本を上回る世界有数の穀物輸入国となることが予想される。

It is foreseen that, due to the decline in grain production, China will quickly become a world leading grain importing country, overtaking Japan.
僕の学校の成績は平均をかなり上回ってきた。

My work at school was well above average.
彼の出費は収入をはるかに上回っている。

His expenses exceed his income by far.