Japan vs Kuwait: GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita
Japan
55,422 current international $ per person
in 2025
Kuwait
56,468 current international $ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
44th
Kuwait rank
43rd
GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 56,468 current international $ per person against 55,422 current international $ per person in Japan, a difference of 1,046 current international $ per person.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 44th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 204 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 | 23,797 current international $ per person | 47,898 current international $ per person | 24,101 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 31,726 current international $ per person | 75,987 current international $ per person | 44,261 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 40,261 current international $ per person | 61,723 current international $ per person | 21,462 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 50,185 current international $ per person | 51,636 current international $ per person | 1,452 current international $ per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?
- Kuwait, at 56,468 current international $ per person against 55,422 current international $ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp, ppp (current international $), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?
- 1,046 current international $ per person, with Kuwait 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, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- Japan ranks 44th and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.