Japan vs Low & middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Japan
37,815 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2024
Low & middle income
5,674 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
24th
Low & middle income rank
26th
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 37,815 constant 2015 US$ per person against 5,674 constant 2015 US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 32,141 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 6.7 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 163 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,382 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,856 constant 2015 US$ per person | 30,527 constant 2015 US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 33,314 constant 2015 US$ per person | 2,413 constant 2015 US$ per person | 30,901 constant 2015 US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 35,254 constant 2015 US$ per person | 4,188 constant 2015 US$ per person | 31,066 constant 2015 US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,095 constant 2015 US$ per person | 5,155 constant 2015 US$ per person | 31,940 constant 2015 US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita, Japan or Low & middle income?
- Japan, at 37,815 constant 2015 US$ per person against 5,674 constant 2015 US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita between Japan and Low & middle income?
- 32,141 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low & middle income?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Low & middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 24th and Low & middle income ranks 26th of 163 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.