Japan vs Kuwait: GDP per capita, PPP
GDP per capita, PPP over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 48,283 constant 2021 international $ against 48,254 constant 2021 international $ in Kuwait, a difference of 29 constant 2021 international $.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,973 constant 2021 international $ | 54,017 constant 2021 international $ | 16,044 constant 2021 international $ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 40,997 constant 2021 international $ | 70,244 constant 2021 international $ | 29,247 constant 2021 international $ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 44,014 constant 2021 international $ | 58,522 constant 2021 international $ | 14,508 constant 2021 international $ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 46,697 constant 2021 international $ | 49,019 constant 2021 international $ | 2,322 constant 2021 international $ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 48,283 constant 2021 international $ against 48,254 constant 2021 international $ in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between Japan and Kuwait?
- 29 constant 2021 international $, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
- Japan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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 constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.