What is the difference in gdp per capita between Iraq and Japan?

1.65 million current LCU, with Iraq ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs Japan: GDP per capita

Iraq

7.03 million current LCU

in 2025

Japan

5.38 million current LCU

in 2025

Iraq rank

20th

Japan rank

22nd

GDP per capita over time

Iraq
Japan

How they compare

Iraq currently reports 7.03 million current LCU against 5.38 million current LCU in Japan, a difference of 1.65 million current LCU.

That makes Iraq's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.

Iraq ranks 20th and Japan ranks 22nd of 212 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	96.76 current LCU	378,628 current LCU	378,532 current LCU	Japan
1970s	349.29 current LCU	1.38 million current LCU	1.38 million current LCU	Japan
1980s	991.23 current LCU	2.83 million current LCU	2.83 million current LCU	Japan
1990s	362,183 current LCU	4.18 million current LCU	3.82 million current LCU	Japan
2000s	2.79 million current LCU	4.18 million current LCU	1.39 million current LCU	Japan
2010s	6.39 million current LCU	4.22 million current LCU	2.17 million current LCU	Iraq
2020s	7.40 million current LCU	4.85 million current LCU	2.56 million current LCU	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Iraq or Japan?: Iraq, at 7.03 million current LCU against 5.38 million current LCU in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Iraq and Japan?: 1.65 million current LCU, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for gdp per capita?: Iraq ranks 20th and Japan ranks 22nd of 212 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.