Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan
Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita was 0.0372 million USD per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0372 million USD per person. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0372 million USD per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 million USD per person, in 1970.
Japan ranks 30th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0141 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0145 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 0.0155 million USD per person | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0165 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.016 million USD per person | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0163 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0168 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0174 million USD per person | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0181 million USD per person | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 0.019 million USD per person | +4.6% |
| 1980 | 0.0193 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.02 million USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0205 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0211 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0219 million USD per person | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0229 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0235 million USD per person | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0245 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.026 million USD per person | +6.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0272 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1990 | 0.0284 million USD per person | +4.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0293 million USD per person | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0295 million USD per person | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0292 million USD per person | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0295 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0302 million USD per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.031 million USD per person | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0313 million USD per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0308 million USD per person | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0306 million USD per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0314 million USD per person | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0315 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0314 million USD per person | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0318 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0325 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0331 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0335 million USD per person | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.034 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0336 million USD per person | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0317 million USD per person | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0329 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.033 million USD per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0335 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0344 million USD per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.035 million USD per person | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0352 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0359 million USD per person | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0361 million USD per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.036 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0347 million USD per person | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0357 million USD per person | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0362 million USD per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.037 million USD per person | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0372 million USD per person | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0372 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0304 million USD per person, 1.2× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0372 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0048 million USD per person, 7.8× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0164 million USD per person | 0.0141 million USD per person | 0.019 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0227 million USD per person | 0.0193 million USD per person | 0.0272 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.03 million USD per person | 0.0284 million USD per person | 0.0313 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0324 million USD per person | 0.0314 million USD per person | 0.034 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0346 million USD per person | 0.0329 million USD per person | 0.0361 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0361 million USD per person | 0.0347 million USD per person | 0.0372 million USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita in Japan was 0.0372 million USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0372 million USD per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita?
- Japan ranks 30th out of 194 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Population, total
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- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.