Japan vs Upper middle income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Upper middle income rank
17th
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.1341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Upper middle income in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2649 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1980s | 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8425 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 0.8655 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 0.8779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.7182 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 0.8438 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9756 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2020s | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0627 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$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 0.1341 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 15th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.