Japan vs United Kingdom: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

Japan
1.1%
in 2025
United Kingdom
1.1%
in 2025
Japan rank
131st
United Kingdom rank
128th

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
-10-50510200020122025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 1.1% against 1.1% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 17 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 131st and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 200 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan United Kingdom Difference Ahead
2000s 0.7% 1.0% 0.2% United Kingdom
2010s 0.6% 0.7% 0.2% United Kingdom
2020s 0.2% 0.7% 0.5% United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Japan or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 1.1% against 1.1% in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Japan and United Kingdom?
0.0%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United Kingdom?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Japan and United Kingdom rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
Japan ranks 131st and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
240 places, 6,226 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed