Japan vs Lower middle income: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Japan
0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Japan rank
35th
Lower middle income rank
36th
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Japan's figure about 8.4 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 35th and Lower middle income ranks 36th of 198 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0224 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0292 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0188 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.0486 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0411 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0808 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0718 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or Lower middle income?
- Japan, at 0.1029 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and Lower middle income?
- 0.0907 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Lower middle income?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Lower middle income rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 35th and Lower middle income ranks 36th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), 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
Primary income receipts (BoP, current 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.