Japan vs Low & middle income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Low & middle income rank
16th

GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
02.557.51012.5196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.1315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 15th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Low & middle income in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 9.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 5.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 4.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1970s 3.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 3.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.016 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1980s 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 2.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6281 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1990s 0.8655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
2000s 0.8779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.6839 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
2010s 0.8438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9725 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1287 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
2020s 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.1315 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 15th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 14,390 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.