Japan vs Spain: GDP per capita growth
GDP per capita growth over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1.8% against 1.7% in Japan, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 129th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 6.7% | 2.6% | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 2.8% | 0.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.1% | 2.2% | 1.1% | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita growth, Japan or Spain?
- Spain, at 1.8% against 1.7% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita growth between Japan and Spain?
- 0.1%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for gdp per capita growth?
- Japan ranks 132nd and Spain ranks 129th 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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About this data
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.