China 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 China buys about what

$137

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $72.85 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 73% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 37% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaJapan
Economy
Population1.41 billion123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 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
MeasureChinaJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$58,920

World Bank income groups: China, 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.
  • China
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearChinaJapan
2025$25,067$48,283
2024$23,841$47,480
2023$22,687$47,387
2022$21,499$46,819
2021$20,843$45,999
2020$19,215$44,213
2019$18,821$46,055
2018$17,807$46,133
2017$16,758$45,693
2016$15,773$44,927
2015$14,857$44,589
2014$13,969$43,754
2013$13,081$43,304
2012$12,218$42,395
2011$11,405$41,641
2010$10,476$41,647
2009$9,519$40,000
2008$8,744$42,519
2007$8,014$43,042
2006$7,057$42,359
2005$6,298$41,740
2004$5,684$40,987
2003$5,192$40,152
2002$4,744$39,690
2001$4,372$39,749
2000$4,066$39,732

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