Japan vs Low & middle income: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Low & middle income
0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Low & middle income rank
20th

GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Low & middle income
00.250.50.751196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Japan ranks 17th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9933 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0032 current US$ per US$ of GDP Low & middle income
1970s 0.9918 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9857 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0061 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1980s 0.9973 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9627 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0346 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
1990s 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9768 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0333 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9853 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0356 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2010s 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9864 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0473 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9867 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0671 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Low & middle income?
Japan, at 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Low & middle income?
0.0726 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 17th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 13,841 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

GNI (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.