Japan vs Nauru: GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official)

Japan
1.7%
in 2025
Nauru
1.5%
in 2025
Japan rank
132nd
Nauru rank
135th

GDP per capita growth (annual %) (Country official) over time

  • Japan
  • Nauru
-20-1001020196119932025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.7% against 1.5% in Nauru, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Nauru's.

The two have swapped places 16 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 132nd and Nauru ranks 135th of 215 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Nauru in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Nauru Difference Ahead
1970s 3.4% -0.8% 4.2% Japan
1980s 3.7% -5.0% 8.7% Japan
1990s 1.1% -11.2% 12.4% Japan
2000s 0.4% -2.5% 2.9% Japan
2010s 1.4% 5.2% 3.8% Nauru
2020s 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Japan or Nauru?
Japan, at 1.7% against 1.5% in Nauru as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Japan and Nauru?
0.2%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Nauru?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Japan and Nauru rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
Japan ranks 132nd and Nauru ranks 135th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita growth (annual %)
Unit
annual %
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
263 places, 14,354 data points, 1961–2025
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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.