Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan
Japan: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 97.08 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
97.08 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 2.8%
World rank
11th
of 53 countries
All-time high
271.88 National currency per US dollar
in 1977
All-time low
93.83 National currency per US dollar
in 2023
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan stood at 97.08 National currency per US dollar.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan peaked at 271.88 National currency per US dollar in 1977 and was at its lowest, 93.83 National currency per US dollar, in 2023.
Japan ranks 11th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 170.58 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 182.09 National currency per US dollar | +6.7% |
| 1962 | 185.49 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 192.89 National currency per US dollar | +4.0% |
| 1964 | 199.59 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1965 | 204.14 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1966 | 207.06 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 212.34 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1968 | 212.45 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 210.96 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 224.67 National currency per US dollar | +6.5% |
| 1971 | 224.72 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 227.47 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 243.05 National currency per US dollar | +6.9% |
| 1974 | 269.39 National currency per US dollar | +10.8% |
| 1975 | 264.25 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1976 | 270.52 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 271.88 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 265.71 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 1979 | 252.11 National currency per US dollar | -5.1% |
| 1980 | 243.79 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 229.09 National currency per US dollar | -6.0% |
| 1982 | 219.55 National currency per US dollar | -4.2% |
| 1983 | 213.22 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 208.74 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 204.89 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 204.08 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 198.82 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 193.22 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 1989 | 189.78 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 187.62 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 186.75 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 185.66 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 182.31 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 178.84 National currency per US dollar | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 174.25 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 170.35 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 168.31 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 166.39 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 162.04 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2000 | 154.69 National currency per US dollar | -4.5% |
| 2001 | 149.64 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 143.77 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 139.58 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 134.4 National currency per US dollar | -3.7% |
| 2005 | 129.55 National currency per US dollar | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 124.46 National currency per US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 120.32 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 116.85 National currency per US dollar | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 115.23 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 111.71 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 107.45 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 104.27 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 101.3 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 103.05 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 103.47 National currency per US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 105.52 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 105.1 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 104.16 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 103.23 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 100.74 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 99.21 National currency per US dollar | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 94.92 National currency per US dollar | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 93.83 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 94.46 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 97.08 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 197.76 National currency per US dollar | 170.58 National currency per US dollar | 212.45 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 251.38 National currency per US dollar | 224.67 National currency per US dollar | 271.88 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 210.52 National currency per US dollar | 189.78 National currency per US dollar | 243.79 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.25 National currency per US dollar | 162.04 National currency per US dollar | 187.62 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 132.85 National currency per US dollar | 115.23 National currency per US dollar | 154.69 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.93 National currency per US dollar | 101.3 National currency per US dollar | 111.71 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.71 National currency per US dollar | 93.83 National currency per US dollar | 100.74 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 8 Slovenia 0.5583 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Hungary 183.58 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Lithuania 0.5132 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 162.33 National currency per US dollar compare
- 10 Latvia 0.5047 National currency per US dollar compare
- 10 Iceland 151.37 National currency per US dollar compare
- 12 Serbia 47.38 National currency per US dollar compare
- 13 Albania 40.48 National currency per US dollar compare
- 14 Russian Federation 29.96 National currency per US dollar compare
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 33.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 1.12 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.9068 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2217 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 7,492 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -4.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2781 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan was 97.08 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 271.88 National currency per US dollar in 1977.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.83 National currency per US dollar in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org