Japan vs Upper middle income: GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Upper middle income
0.9878 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Upper middle income rank
18th
GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9878 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 207 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Upper middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9901 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.996 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0059 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1970s | 0.9918 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9866 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.9973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.974 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0233 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.01 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9813 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.02 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9833 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 1.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9874 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9868 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0669 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$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Upper middle income?
- Japan, at 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9878 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Upper middle income?
- 0.0722 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for gni (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 17th and Upper middle income ranks 18th of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), 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.