Asia vs Europe: 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 Asia buys about what

$165

buys in Europe, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Europe buys what $60.48 buys in Asia. Prices across Asia's economy average 60% of Europe's, so a dollar goes 65% further in Asia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureAsiaEurope
Economy
Population4.79 billion47 of 47 countries743.0 million43 of 43 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries$29.9 trillion40 of 43 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$8,74141 of 47 countries$40,25440 of 43 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$21,39241 of 47 countries$59,58540 of 43 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%41%41 of 47 countries68%40 of 43 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries$1.48 in the US40 of 43 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollarsMedians don't add upMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureAsiaEurope
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries$44.3 trillion40 of 43 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollarMany currenciesMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$8,87239 of 47 countries$38,30540 of 43 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$21,27039 of 47 countries$59,15640 of 43 countries

Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population. Europe adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population. Europe covers the 40 of its 43 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
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Year-by-year table
YearAsiaEurope
2025$18,297$50,183
2024$17,585$49,598
2023$16,928$48,828
2022$16,285$48,171
2021$15,672$46,971
2020$14,717$44,056
2019$14,993$46,526
2018$14,516$45,679
2017$13,926$44,695
2016$13,333$43,562
2015$12,751$42,927
2014$12,212$42,469
2013$11,693$42,014
2012$11,186$41,862
2011$10,719$41,782
2010$10,203$40,828
2009$9,564$39,880
2008$9,326$42,079
2007$9,001$41,504
2006$8,433$39,893
2005$7,943$38,286
2004$7,518$37,254
2003$7,097$35,997
2002$6,791$35,213
2001$6,575$34,581
2000$6,434$33,639

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