Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Japan
Japan: Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita was 35,933 USD in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross national income — value us$ per capita in Japan is 35,933 USD, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national income — value us$ per capita in Japan peaked at 50,384 USD in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,016 USD, in 1970.
That places Japan 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross National Income — Value US$ per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,016 USD | — |
| 1971 | 2,253 USD | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 2,953 USD | +31.1% |
| 1973 | 3,962 USD | +34.2% |
| 1974 | 4,334 USD | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 4,662 USD | +7.6% |
| 1976 | 5,186 USD | +11.2% |
| 1977 | 6,327 USD | +22.0% |
| 1978 | 8,820 USD | +39.4% |
| 1979 | 9,115 USD | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 9,468 USD | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 10,393 USD | +9.8% |
| 1982 | 9,642 USD | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 10,485 USD | +8.7% |
| 1984 | 11,111 USD | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 11,859 USD | +6.7% |
| 1986 | 17,486 USD | +47.4% |
| 1987 | 21,132 USD | +20.9% |
| 1988 | 25,534 USD | +20.8% |
| 1989 | 25,471 USD | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 26,097 USD | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 29,629 USD | +13.5% |
| 1992 | 32,204 USD | +8.7% |
| 1993 | 36,780 USD | +14.2% |
| 1994 | 40,231 USD | +9.4% |
| 1995 | 44,502 USD | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 39,553 USD | -11.1% |
| 1997 | 36,046 USD | -8.9% |
| 1998 | 32,786 USD | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 37,010 USD | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 39,678 USD | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 34,911 USD | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 33,290 USD | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 35,972 USD | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 39,022 USD | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 38,609 USD | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 36,912 USD | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 36,850 USD | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 40,918 USD | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 42,299 USD | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 46,124 USD | +9.0% |
| 2011 | 50,075 USD | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 50,384 USD | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 42,213 USD | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 39,840 USD | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 36,297 USD | -8.9% |
| 2016 | 40,719 USD | +12.2% |
| 2017 | 40,241 USD | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 41,238 USD | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 41,977 USD | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 41,495 USD | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 41,974 USD | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 36,122 USD | -13.9% |
| 2023 | 35,933 USD | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,963 USD | 2,016 USD | 9,115 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 15,258 USD | 9,468 USD | 25,534 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 35,484 USD | 26,097 USD | 44,502 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 37,846 USD | 33,290 USD | 42,299 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,911 USD | 36,297 USD | 50,384 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,881 USD | 35,933 USD | 41,974 USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 34 Kuwait 37,101 USD compare
- 35 Republic of Korea 36,162 USD compare
- 36 Malta 36,044 USD compare
- 38 British Virgin Islands 35,253 USD compare
- 39 New Caledonia 34,981 USD compare
- 40 Bahamas 34,401 USD compare
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- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 3.39 million constant LCU per person (2024)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 3.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national income — value us$ per capita in Japan?
- Gross national income — value us$ per capita in Japan was 35,933 USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 50,384 USD in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross national income — value us$ per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,016 USD in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for gross national income — value us$ per capita?
- Japan ranks 37th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross national income — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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 National Income — 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).