Greece 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 Greece buys about what

$109

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $91.78 buys in Greece. Prices across Greece's economy average 92% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 9% further in Greece.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGreeceJapan
Economy
Population10.4 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$281 billion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$26,948$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$45,264$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%60%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.68 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$28.91 a day2023 survey · $10,552 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
MeasureGreeceJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$471 billion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.5269Euro97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$25,360$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$44,310$58,920

World Bank income groups: Greece, 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.
  • Greece
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearGreeceJapan
2025$38,219$48,283
2024$37,474$47,480
2023$36,701$47,387
2022$35,828$46,819
2021$33,528$45,999
2020$30,487$44,213
2019$33,503$46,055
2018$32,722$46,133
2017$31,995$45,693
2016$31,469$44,927
2015$31,348$44,589
2014$31,213$43,754
2013$30,762$43,304
2012$31,250$42,395
2011$33,906$41,641
2010$37,567$41,647
2009$39,886$40,000
2008$41,709$42,519
2007$41,796$43,042
2006$40,483$42,359
2005$38,147$41,740
2004$37,811$40,987
2003$35,971$40,152
2002$34,081$39,690
2001$32,676$39,749
2000$31,387$39,732

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