Japan vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): GNI (current US$), per capita
Japan
38,220 current US$ per person
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
1,623 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
37th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
38th
GNI (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Japan currently reports 38,220 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 36,597 current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 23.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 41 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20,703 current US$ per person | 663.7 current US$ per person | 20,039 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 36,162 current US$ per person | 732.39 current US$ per person | 35,429 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 38,298 current US$ per person | 1,012 current US$ per person | 37,286 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 43,640 current US$ per person | 1,646 current US$ per person | 41,994 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 39,171 current US$ per person | 1,652 current US$ per person | 37,519 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per capita, Japan or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Japan, at 38,220 current US$ per person against 1,623 current US$ per person in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per capita between Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 36,597 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for gni (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 37th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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 (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.