Argentina vs Japan: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Argentina buys about what

$142

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $70.48 buys in Argentina. Prices across Argentina's economy average 70% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 42% further in Argentina.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureArgentinaJapan
Economy
Population45.9 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$683 billion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$14,898$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$32,587$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%46%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.19 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$19.13 a day2024 survey · $6,982 a year · income, towns and cities only$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureArgentinaJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.49 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar567.3Argentine peso97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,650$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$31,920$58,920

World Bank income groups: Argentina, upper middle income; Japan, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Argentina
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearArgentinaJapan
2025$27,847$48,283
2024$26,772$47,480
2023$27,230$47,387
2022$27,825$46,819
2021$26,300$45,999
2020$23,877$44,213
2019$26,630$46,055
2018$27,367$46,133
2017$28,335$45,693
2016$27,802$44,927
2015$28,669$44,589
2014$28,201$43,754
2013$29,228$43,304
2012$28,826$42,395
2011$29,426$41,641
2010$28,056$41,647
2009$25,747$40,000
2008$27,658$42,519
2007$26,851$43,042
2006$24,877$42,359
2005$23,262$41,740
2004$21,591$40,987
2003$20,005$40,152
2002$18,572$39,690
2001$21,066$39,749
2000$22,281$39,732

Argentina vs Japan: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.