Japan vs Lower middle income: GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita
Japan
38,344 current US$ per person
in 2025
Lower middle income
2,488 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
36th
Lower middle income rank
33rd
GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 38,344 current US$ per person against 2,488 current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 35,856 current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 15.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 61 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,362 current US$ per person | 144.76 current US$ per person | 1,217 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 4,991 current US$ per person | 242.3 current US$ per person | 4,748 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 15,401 current US$ per person | 442.04 current US$ per person | 14,959 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 36,366 current US$ per person | 499.89 current US$ per person | 35,866 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 38,849 current US$ per person | 861.55 current US$ per person | 37,988 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 44,189 current US$ per person | 1,780 current US$ per person | 42,409 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 41,266 current US$ per person | 2,298 current US$ per person | 38,968 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 38,344 current US$ per person against 2,488 current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 35,856 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for gni, atlas method (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 33rd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI, Atlas method (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.