Japan vs Saudi Arabia: GDP (current US$), per capita
Japan
35,951 current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
34,536 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
46th
Saudi Arabia rank
48th
GDP (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 35,951 current US$ per person against 34,536 current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,415 current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 212 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,052 current US$ per person | 942.82 current US$ per person | 108.93 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 5,191 current US$ per person | 9,276 current US$ per person | 4,085 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 15,628 current US$ per person | 16,250 current US$ per person | 621.96 current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 35,802 current US$ per person | 11,021 current US$ per person | 24,781 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 37,508 current US$ per person | 14,992 current US$ per person | 22,516 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 42,230 current US$ per person | 26,194 current US$ per person | 16,036 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,198 current US$ per person | 33,498 current US$ per person | 3,700 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (current us$), per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 35,951 current US$ per person against 34,536 current US$ per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,415 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gdp (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 46th and Saudi Arabia ranks 48th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.