Japan vs Syria: GDP per capita

Japan
5.38 million current LCU
in 2025
Syria
3.96 million current LCU
in 2022
Japan rank
22nd
Syria rank
25th

GDP per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Syria
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 5.38 million current LCU against 3.96 million current LCU in Syria, a difference of 1.42 million current LCU.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Syria's.

Across all 63 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 22nd and Syria ranks 25th of 212 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Syria Difference Ahead
1960s 378,628 current LCU 895.1 current LCU 377,733 current LCU Japan
1970s 1.38 million current LCU 2,479 current LCU 1.38 million current LCU Japan
1980s 2.83 million current LCU 9,583 current LCU 2.82 million current LCU Japan
1990s 4.18 million current LCU 37,257 current LCU 4.14 million current LCU Japan
2000s 4.18 million current LCU 79,130 current LCU 4.10 million current LCU Japan
2010s 4.22 million current LCU 277,499 current LCU 3.94 million current LCU Japan
2020s 4.54 million current LCU 2.29 million current LCU 2.25 million current LCU Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Japan or Syria?
Japan, at 5.38 million current LCU against 3.96 million current LCU in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Japan and Syria?
1.42 million current LCU, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Syria?
63 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2022.
How do Japan and Syria rank globally for gdp per capita?
Japan ranks 22nd and Syria ranks 25th 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

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.