What is the difference in gdp per capita between Japan and Kuwait?

29 international-$ in 2021 prices, 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.

Where does this data come from?

Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor 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.

Japan vs Kuwait: GDP per capita

Japan

48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Kuwait

48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Japan rank

41st

Kuwait rank

43rd

GDP per capita over time

Japan
Kuwait

How they compare

Japan currently reports 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices in Kuwait, a difference of 29 international-$ in 2021 prices.

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 198 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 international-$ in 2021 prices	54,017 international-$ in 2021 prices	16,044 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
2000s	40,997 international-$ in 2021 prices	70,244 international-$ in 2021 prices	29,247 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
2010s	44,014 international-$ in 2021 prices	58,522 international-$ in 2021 prices	14,508 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait
2020s	46,697 international-$ in 2021 prices	49,019 international-$ in 2021 prices	2,322 international-$ in 2021 prices	Kuwait

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Japan or Kuwait?: Japan, at 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices in Kuwait as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Japan and Kuwait?: 29 international-$ in 2021 prices, 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?: Japan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor 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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Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

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.