India vs Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP)
India
9.98
in 2031
Japan
2.88
in 2031
India rank
1st
Japan rank
2nd
Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 9.98 against 2.88 in Japan, a difference of 7.1.
That makes India's figure about 3.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
India ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.05 | 8.41 | 5.36 | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.52 | 7.9 | 4.38 | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.41 | 6 | 1.59 | Japan |
| 2010s | 6.04 | 4.51 | 1.53 | India |
| 2020s | 8.05 | 3.41 | 4.64 | India |
| 2030s | 9.81 | 2.92 | 6.89 | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp), India or Japan?
- India, at 9.98 against 2.88 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp) between India and Japan?
- 7.1, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), purchasing power parity (ppp)?
- India ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, percent of world GDP, Percent, ICP benchmarks 2017-2021 (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.