France 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 France buys about what

$84.72

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $118 buys in France. Prices across France's economy average 118% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 18% further in Japan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureFranceJapan
Economy
Population68.7 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.37 trillion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$48,986$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$63,975$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%77%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.31 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$57.21 a day2023 survey · $20,882 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
MeasureFranceJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$4.40 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.6776Euro97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$48,630$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$65,110$58,920

World Bank income groups: France, 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.
  • France
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearFranceJapan
2025$55,125$48,283
2024$54,799$47,480
2023$54,297$47,387
2022$53,674$46,819
2021$52,517$45,999
2020$49,311$44,213
2019$53,449$46,055
2018$52,561$46,133
2017$51,896$45,693
2016$50,984$44,927
2015$50,683$44,589
2014$50,327$43,754
2013$50,067$43,304
2012$49,936$42,395
2011$50,086$41,641
2010$49,130$41,647
2009$48,405$40,000
2008$50,068$42,519
2007$50,158$43,042
2006$49,223$42,359
2005$48,257$41,740
2004$47,720$40,987
2003$46,731$40,152
2002$46,611$39,690
2001$46,455$39,749
2000$45,922$39,732

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