Japan
JP desk: Japan first; United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.
+$1,266 (+2.3%)
As of 2025 | current international $ per person
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $55,422 |
| 2024 | $54,156 |
| 2023 | $52,726 |
| 2022 | $49,246 |
| 2021 | $45,999 |
| 2020 | $43,560 |
| 2019 | $43,744 |
| 2018 | $43,090 |
| 2017 | $42,347 |
| 2016 | $41,463 |
| 2015 | $41,722 |
| 2014 | $40,272 |
| 2013 | $39,855 |
| 2012 | $37,974 |
| 2011 | $36,483 |
| 2010 | $35,658 |
| 2009 | $33,843 |
| 2008 | $35,643 |
| 2007 | $35,359 |
| 2006 | $33,971 |
| 2005 | $32,464 |
| 2004 | $31,136 |
| 2003 | $29,742 |
| 2002 | $29,055 |
GDP per capita at PPP (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD) is the usual cross-country living-standard comparison in the World Bank tables. Latest: $55,422 in 2025.
It still averages over everyone in the economy and says nothing about distribution. From 1990 to 2025 (36 years): latest $55,422 (2025), previous year $54,156 (2024); low $20,331 (1990), high $55,422 (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).