Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Japan
Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 4.91 million SLC per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 4.91 million SLC per person for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Japan peaked at 4.91 million SLC per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7563 million SLC per person, in 1970.
Japan ranks 22nd of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.7563 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.8141 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1972 | 0.919 million SLC per person | +12.9% |
| 1973 | 1.1 million SLC per person | +20.1% |
| 1974 | 1.3 million SLC per person | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 1.42 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 1976 | 1.57 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1977 | 1.74 million SLC per person | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 1.9 million SLC per person | +9.1% |
| 1979 | 2.04 million SLC per person | +7.5% |
| 1980 | 2.19 million SLC per person | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 2.33 million SLC per person | +6.5% |
| 1982 | 2.44 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 2.53 million SLC per person | +3.9% |
| 1984 | 2.66 million SLC per person | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 2.82 million SLC per person | +5.8% |
| 1986 | 2.94 million SLC per person | +4.4% |
| 1987 | 3.06 million SLC per person | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 3.27 million SLC per person | +6.9% |
| 1989 | 3.49 million SLC per person | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 3.74 million SLC per person | +7.2% |
| 1991 | 3.96 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 4.05 million SLC per person | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 4.04 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 4.08 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 4.16 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 4.26 million SLC per person | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 4.31 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 4.24 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 4.17 million SLC per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 4.22 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 4.18 million SLC per person | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 4.12 million SLC per person | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 4.1 million SLC per person | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 4.14 million SLC per person | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.17 million SLC per person | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 4.19 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 4.21 million SLC per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 4.12 million SLC per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 3.87 million SLC per person | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 3.95 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 3.89 million SLC per person | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 3.92 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.99 million SLC per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 4.08 million SLC per person | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 4.23 million SLC per person | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.28 million SLC per person | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 4.36 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.39 million SLC per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 4.41 million SLC per person | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 4.28 million SLC per person | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 4.4 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.47 million SLC per person | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 4.74 million SLC per person | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 4.91 million SLC per person | +3.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 4.91 million SLC per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0694 million SLC per person, 70.7× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Japan's 4.91 million SLC per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1023 million SLC per person, 48.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.36 million SLC per person | 0.7563 million SLC per person | 2.04 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.77 million SLC per person | 2.19 million SLC per person | 3.49 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1 million SLC per person | 3.74 million SLC per person | 4.31 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.13 million SLC per person | 3.87 million SLC per person | 4.22 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.15 million SLC per person | 3.89 million SLC per person | 4.41 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.56 million SLC per person | 4.28 million SLC per person | 4.91 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 19 Kazakhstan 6.63 million SLC per person compare
- 20 Guyana 6.14 million SLC per person compare
- 21 Gabon 4.98 million SLC per person compare
- 23 Uganda 4.21 million SLC per person compare
- 24 Equatorial Guinea 4.02 million SLC per person compare
- 25 New Caledonia 4 million SLC 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 gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Japan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Japan was 4.91 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.91 million SLC per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7563 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Japan ranks 22nd out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. 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 Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.