Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Per capita, US dollar
Japan
43,038
in 2031
Saudi Arabia
42,666
in 2031
Japan rank
10th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Per capita, US dollar over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Japan currently reports 43,038 against 42,666 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 372.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 26 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15,660 | 12,080 | 3,581 | Japan |
| 1990s | 35,837 | 9,049 | 26,788 | Japan |
| 2000s | 37,552 | 14,941 | 22,611 | Japan |
| 2010s | 42,297 | 26,194 | 16,103 | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,606 | 35,749 | 1,857 | Japan |
| 2030s | 42,379 | 42,080 | 299.45 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, per capita, us dollar, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Japan, at 43,038 against 42,666 in Saudi Arabia as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, per capita, us dollar between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 372, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, per capita, us dollar?
- Japan ranks 10th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Per capita, US dollar (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.