GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Japan
Japan: GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita was 58,920 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Japan, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Japan is 58,920 current international $ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Japan peaked at 58,920 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 20,547 current international $ per person, in 1990.
That places Japan 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 20,547 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 21,805 current international $ per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 22,421 current international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 22,903 current international $ per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 23,493 current international $ per person | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 24,466 current international $ per person | +4.1% |
| 1996 | 25,799 current international $ per person | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 26,453 current international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 26,147 current international $ per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 26,346 current international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 28,089 current international $ per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 28,786 current international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 29,473 current international $ per person | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 30,217 current international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 31,732 current international $ per person | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 33,178 current international $ per person | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 34,870 current international $ per person | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 36,432 current international $ per person | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 36,592 current international $ per person | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 34,687 current international $ per person | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 36,600 current international $ per person | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 37,537 current international $ per person | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 39,013 current international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 41,211 current international $ per person | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 41,743 current international $ per person | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 43,331 current international $ per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 42,875 current international $ per person | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 43,880 current international $ per person | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 44,702 current international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 45,416 current international $ per person | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 45,116 current international $ per person | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 48,116 current international $ per person | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 52,159 current international $ per person | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 55,759 current international $ per person | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 57,453 current international $ per person | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 58,920 current international $ per person | +2.6% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 58,920 current international $ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 58,920 current international $ per person, 1.0× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 58,920 current international $ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17,190 current international $ per person, 3.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,038 current international $ per person | 20,547 current international $ per person | 26,453 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,406 current international $ per person | 28,089 current international $ per person | 36,592 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,631 current international $ per person | 36,600 current international $ per person | 45,416 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,921 current international $ per person | 45,116 current international $ per person | 58,920 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 34 Kuwait 64,041 current international $ per person compare
- 35 Italy 62,874 current international $ per person compare
- 36 Spain 59,828 current international $ per person compare
- 38 Slovenia 58,878 current international $ per person compare
- 39 Israel 58,874 current international $ per person compare
- 40 Czechia 57,873 current international $ per person compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Japan?
- Gni, ppp (current international $), per capita in Japan was 58,920 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 58,920 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (current international $), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,547 current international $ per person in 1990.
- How does Japan rank for gni, ppp (current international $), per capita?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (current international $), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GNI, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GNI, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.