Japan vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Upper middle income
0.9045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
21st
Upper middle income rank
20th

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.2155 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Japan ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 163 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Upper middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 0.8569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.64 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.779 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
2000s 0.8923 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 1.39 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.4971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
2010s 0.8451 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9708 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1257 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Upper middle income
2020s 0.9995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9314 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0681 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Upper middle income?
Japan, at 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9045 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Upper middle income?
0.2155 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Upper middle income?
30 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Japan and Upper middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 21st and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.