Japan vs Low income: GDP (current US$), per capita

Japan
35,951 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income
837.36 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
46th
Low income rank
45th

GDP (current US$), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Low income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 35,951 current US$ per person against 837.36 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 35,114 current US$ per person.

That makes Japan's figure about 42.9 times Low income's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 46th and Low income ranks 45th of 212 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low income Difference Ahead
1960s 1,052 current US$ per person 123.16 current US$ per person 928.59 current US$ per person Japan
1970s 5,191 current US$ per person 245.17 current US$ per person 4,945 current US$ per person Japan
1980s 15,628 current US$ per person 361.72 current US$ per person 15,267 current US$ per person Japan
1990s 35,802 current US$ per person 329.01 current US$ per person 35,473 current US$ per person Japan
2000s 37,508 current US$ per person 461.15 current US$ per person 37,047 current US$ per person Japan
2010s 42,230 current US$ per person 702.08 current US$ per person 41,528 current US$ per person Japan
2020s 37,198 current US$ per person 754.94 current US$ per person 36,444 current US$ per person Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Japan or Low income?
Japan, at 35,951 current US$ per person against 837.36 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Japan and Low income?
35,114 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Low income rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
Japan ranks 46th and Low income ranks 45th of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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