Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Japan
Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0044 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in Japan, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0044 units per person for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Japan peaked at 0.0044 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1960.
That places Japan 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0002 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0002 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1962 | 0.0002 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 units per person | +16.4% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 units per person | +10.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0004 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1967 | 0.0005 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0005 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1969 | 0.0006 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0007 units per person | +16.5% |
| 1971 | 0.0008 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0009 units per person | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0011 units per person | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 units per person | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 units per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0017 units per person | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0018 units per person | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 0.002 units per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0021 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0024 units per person | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0025 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0026 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 0.003 units per person | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 0.0032 units per person | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0034 units per person | +7.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 units per person | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0039 units per person | +5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.004 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.004 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0041 units per person | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0042 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.004 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.004 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0041 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0041 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0038 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0039 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.004 units per person | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0042 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0042 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0043 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0043 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0044 units per person | +1.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0044 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 79.9× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0044 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 62.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0013 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 0.002 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.004 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0042 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 17 Iraq 0.0065 units per person compare
- 18 Hungary 0.0049 units per person compare
- 19 Sierra Leone 0.0048 units per person compare
- 21 Gabon 0.0044 units per person compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 0.0039 units per person compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.0036 units per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Japan?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in Japan was 0.0044 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0044 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- Japan ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.