Egypt 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 Egypt buys about what

$425

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $23.54 buys in Egypt. Prices across Egypt's economy average 24% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 4.2 times as far in Egypt.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureEgyptJapan
Economy
Population118.4 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$365 billion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$3,086$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$20,204$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%15%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$6.55 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$7.61 a day2021 survey · $2,778 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
MeasureEgyptJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$2.39 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar7.584Egyptian pound97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$3,260$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$19,330$58,920

World Bank income groups: Egypt, 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.
  • Egypt
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearEgyptJapan
2025$17,265$48,283
2024$16,798$47,480
2023$16,691$47,387
2022$16,360$46,819
2021$15,579$45,999
2020$15,309$44,213
2019$15,027$46,055
2018$14,488$46,133
2017$14,018$45,693
2016$13,727$44,927
2015$13,426$44,589
2014$13,136$43,754
2013$13,058$43,304
2012$13,077$42,395
2011$13,082$41,641
2010$13,129$41,647
2009$12,728$40,000
2008$12,392$42,519
2007$11,782$43,042
2006$11,212$42,359
2005$10,701$41,740
2004$10,452$40,987
2003$10,250$40,152
2002$10,144$39,690
2001$10,117$39,749
2000$9,982$39,732

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