Japan vs Upper middle income: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Upper middle income
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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About this data
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.