Ireland 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 Ireland buys about what

$76.45

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $131 buys in Ireland. Prices across Ireland's economy average 131% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 31% further in Japan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureIrelandJapan
Economy
Population5.48 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$722 billion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$131,592$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$155,089$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%85%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.18 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$50.49 a day2023 survey · $18,429 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
MeasureIrelandJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$851 billion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7509Euro97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$87,360$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$106,310$58,920

World Bank income groups: Ireland, 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.
  • Ireland
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearIrelandJapan
2025$131,338$48,283
2024$118,833$47,480
2023$117,660$47,387
2022$123,007$46,819
2021$116,703$45,999
2020$101,793$44,213
2019$96,206$46,055
2018$93,116$46,133
2017$87,732$45,693
2016$80,760$44,927
2015$80,816$44,589
2014$65,463$43,754
2013$60,285$43,304
2012$59,303$42,395
2011$59,797$41,641
2010$59,107$41,647
2009$58,447$40,000
2008$62,214$42,519
2007$66,476$43,042
2006$64,975$42,359
2005$63,580$41,740
2004$61,453$40,987
2003$58,608$40,152
2002$57,828$39,690
2001$55,535$39,749
2000$53,583$39,732

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