India 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 India buys about what

$282

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $35.46 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 35% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 2.8 times as far in India.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIndiaJapan
Economy
Population1.46 billion123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$3.96 trillion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$2,702$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,748$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%23%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$4.35 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 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
MeasureIndiaJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$17.2 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar20.09Indian rupee97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$2,760$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$11,600$58,920

World Bank income groups: India, 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.
  • India
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearIndiaJapan
2025$10,039$48,283
2024$9,416$47,480
2023$8,871$47,387
2022$8,347$46,819
2021$7,819$45,999
2020$7,187$44,213
2019$7,702$46,055
2018$7,493$46,133
2017$7,116$45,693
2016$6,741$44,927
2015$6,302$44,589
2014$5,905$43,754
2013$5,567$43,304
2012$5,304$42,395
2011$5,099$41,641
2010$4,914$41,647
2009$4,595$40,000
2008$4,322$42,519
2007$4,254$43,042
2006$4,011$42,359
2005$3,770$41,740
2004$3,551$40,987
2003$3,347$40,152
2002$3,157$39,690
2001$3,097$39,749
2000$3,010$39,732

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