Australia 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 Australia buys about what

$71.65

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $140 buys in Australia. Prices across Australia's economy average 140% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 40% further in Japan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureAustraliaJapan
Economy
Population27.6 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$1.80 trillion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$65,130$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$71,934$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%91%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.10 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$59.71 a day2020 survey · $21,794 a year · income$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
MeasureAustraliaJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$1.99 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar1.399Australian dollar97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$64,120$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$69,930$58,920

World Bank income groups: Australia, high 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.
  • Australia
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearAustraliaJapan
2025$60,194$48,283
2024$60,310$47,480
2023$60,685$47,387
2022$60,029$46,819
2021$58,327$45,999
2020$57,260$44,213
2019$58,049$46,055
2018$57,648$46,133
2017$56,882$45,693
2016$56,530$44,927
2015$55,880$44,589
2014$55,489$43,754
2013$54,895$43,304
2012$54,404$42,395
2011$53,257$41,641
2010$52,739$41,647
2009$52,408$40,000
2008$52,473$42,519
2007$51,663$43,042
2006$50,694$42,359
2005$49,997$41,740
2004$49,061$40,987
2003$47,581$40,152
2002$46,688$39,690
2001$45,428$39,749
2000$45,099$39,732

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