And $100 in Japan buys what $39.43 buys in Bangladesh. Prices across Bangladesh's economy average 39% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 2.5 times as far in Bangladesh.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Bangladesh
Japan
Economy
Population
175.7 million
123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$456 billion
$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$2,597
$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$10,154
$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
26%
65%
A US dollar goes as far as
$3.91 in the US
$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$6.17 a day2022 survey · $2,252 a year · consumption
$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
Measure
Bangladesh
Japan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$1.78 trillion
$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
30.92Bangladeshi taka
97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,840
$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$10,710
$58,920
World Bank income groups: Bangladesh, lower 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.