Australia vs Japan: Consumer prices statistics
Australia
2.86
in 2025
Japan
3.17
in 2025
Australia rank
48th
Japan rank
47th
Consumer prices statistics over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 3.17 against 2.86 in Australia, a difference of 0.31.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 80 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 48th and Japan ranks 47th of 61 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 7 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 5.97 | 57.96 | 51.99 | Japan |
| 1950s | 6.43 | 3.2 | 3.23 | Australia |
| 1960s | 2.52 | 5.35 | 2.84 | Japan |
| 1970s | 9.8 | 9.08 | 0.7242 | Australia |
| 1980s | 8.4 | 2.53 | 5.87 | Australia |
| 1990s | 2.51 | 1.21 | 1.3 | Australia |
| 2000s | 3.16 | -0.2496 | 3.41 | Australia |
| 2010s | 2.12 | 0.4744 | 1.64 | Australia |
| 2020s | 3.65 | 1.9 | 1.75 | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher consumer prices statistics, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 3.17 against 2.86 in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in consumer prices statistics between Australia and Japan?
- 0.31, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 80 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for consumer prices statistics?
- Australia ranks 48th and Japan ranks 47th of 61 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Bank for International Settlements, published as Consumer prices statistics. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.