Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Japan
Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 32,467 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Japan stood at 32,467 USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Japan peaked at 49,030 USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,036 USD, in 1970.
Japan ranks 44th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,036 USD | — |
| 1971 | 2,273 USD | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 2,975 USD | +30.9% |
| 1973 | 3,991 USD | +34.2% |
| 1974 | 4,375 USD | +9.6% |
| 1975 | 4,702 USD | +7.5% |
| 1976 | 5,230 USD | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 6,377 USD | +21.9% |
| 1978 | 8,884 USD | +39.3% |
| 1979 | 9,172 USD | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 9,542 USD | +4.0% |
| 1981 | 10,465 USD | +9.7% |
| 1982 | 9,698 USD | -7.3% |
| 1983 | 10,595 USD | +9.3% |
| 1984 | 11,179 USD | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 11,810 USD | +5.6% |
| 1986 | 17,468 USD | +47.9% |
| 1987 | 21,164 USD | +21.2% |
| 1988 | 25,521 USD | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 25,291 USD | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 25,818 USD | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 29,446 USD | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 32,003 USD | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 36,342 USD | +13.6% |
| 1994 | 39,899 USD | +9.8% |
| 1995 | 44,127 USD | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 39,082 USD | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 35,579 USD | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 32,386 USD | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 36,561 USD | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 39,112 USD | +7.0% |
| 2001 | 34,376 USD | -12.1% |
| 2002 | 32,811 USD | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 35,400 USD | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 38,283 USD | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 37,771 USD | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 35,951 USD | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 35,755 USD | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 39,847 USD | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 41,262 USD | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 44,928 USD | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 48,660 USD | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 49,030 USD | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 40,809 USD | -16.8% |
| 2014 | 38,412 USD | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 34,924 USD | -9.1% |
| 2016 | 39,350 USD | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 38,806 USD | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 39,719 USD | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 40,395 USD | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 40,027 USD | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 40,059 USD | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 34,052 USD | -15.0% |
| 2023 | 33,806 USD | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 32,467 USD | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,001 USD | 2,036 USD | 9,172 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,273 USD | 9,542 USD | 25,521 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,124 USD | 25,818 USD | 44,127 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,057 USD | 32,811 USD | 41,262 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,503 USD | 34,924 USD | 49,030 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,082 USD | 32,467 USD | 40,059 USD | 5 |
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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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth -4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9917 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 33,515 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 150.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 5.07 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual -0.6749 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Japan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Japan was 32,467 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 49,030 USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,036 USD in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Japan ranks 44th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).