Japan vs Lower middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Japan
34,099 current US$ per person
in 2024
Lower middle income
2,779 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
37th
Lower middle income rank
34th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 34,099 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 31,320 current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 12.3 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 55 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 37th and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,168 current US$ per person | 261.4 current US$ per person | 4,907 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 15,252 current US$ per person | 477.67 current US$ per person | 14,775 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 35,343 current US$ per person | 533.15 current US$ per person | 34,810 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 37,068 current US$ per person | 945.43 current US$ per person | 36,123 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 42,450 current US$ per person | 1,921 current US$ per person | 40,529 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 37,929 current US$ per person | 2,432 current US$ per person | 35,497 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 34,099 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 31,320 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 37th and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.