Japan vs Kuwait: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Japan
48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Kuwait
48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Japan rank
40th
Kuwait rank
42nd
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- Japan
- Kuwait
How they compare
Japan currently reports 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Kuwait, a difference of 29 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.
Japan ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,973 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 54,017 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 16,044 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 40,997 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 70,244 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 29,247 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 44,014 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 58,522 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 14,508 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 46,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 49,019 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 2,322 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan, at 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Japan and Kuwait?
- 29 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Kuwait?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Kuwait rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- Japan ranks 40th and Kuwait ranks 42nd of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.