Israel vs Japan: GDP per capita
Israel
44,127 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Japan
44,266 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Israel rank
38th
Japan rank
37th
GDP per capita over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 44,266 international-$ in 2021 prices against 44,127 international-$ in 2021 prices in Israel, a difference of 139 international-$ in 2021 prices.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Israel ranks 38th and Japan ranks 37th of 184 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7,688 international-$ in 2021 prices | 4,201 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,487 international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
| 1960s | 12,271 international-$ in 2021 prices | 9,115 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,156 international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
| 1970s | 19,183 international-$ in 2021 prices | 17,996 international-$ in 2021 prices | 1,187 international-$ in 2021 prices | Israel |
| 1980s | 22,607 international-$ in 2021 prices | 25,038 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2,432 international-$ in 2021 prices | Japan |
| 1990s | 31,487 international-$ in 2021 prices | 39,306 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,820 international-$ in 2021 prices | Japan |
| 2000s | 36,396 international-$ in 2021 prices | 43,873 international-$ in 2021 prices | 7,477 international-$ in 2021 prices | Japan |
| 2010s | 40,385 international-$ in 2021 prices | 44,305 international-$ in 2021 prices | 3,920 international-$ in 2021 prices | Japan |
| 2020s | 42,077 international-$ in 2021 prices | 43,044 international-$ in 2021 prices | 967.75 international-$ in 2021 prices | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Israel or Japan?
- Japan, at 44,266 international-$ in 2021 prices against 44,127 international-$ in 2021 prices in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Israel and Japan?
- 139 international-$ in 2021 prices, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Israel ranks 38th and Japan ranks 37th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.