Japan vs South Asia: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.9942 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
South Asia rank
14th
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- South Asia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9942 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia, a difference of 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and South Asia ranks 14th of 207 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9708 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.9918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9878 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9922 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0178 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0394 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 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$), per unit of gdp, Japan or South Asia?
- Japan, at 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9942 current US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and South Asia?
- 0.0658 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Asia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Asia rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 17th and South Asia ranks 14th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.