Japan vs Malta: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Japan
44,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Malta
45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Japan rank
36th
Malta rank
34th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Japan
  • Malta
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How they compare

Malta currently reports 45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 44,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Japan, a difference of 906 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 36th and Malta ranks 34th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 6 and Malta in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malta Difference Ahead
1960s 11,303 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,655 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 7,648 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
1970s 18,313 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,750 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 9,563 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
1980s 25,122 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,743 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,379 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
1990s 39,336 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 21,723 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 17,613 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
2000s 43,906 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 28,376 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 15,530 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
2010s 44,362 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 35,414 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 8,948 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Japan
2020s 43,024 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 44,066 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,042 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Japan or Malta?
Malta, at 45,120 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 44,214 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Japan as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Japan and Malta?
906 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Japan ranks 36th and Malta ranks 34th of 181 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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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

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.