Italy 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 Italy buys about what

$94.07

buys in Japan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Japan buys what $106 buys in Italy. Prices across Italy's economy average 106% of Japan's, so a dollar goes 6% further in Japan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureItalyJapan
Economy
Population58.9 million123.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$2.55 trillion$4.44 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$43,309$35,951
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$62,803$55,422
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%69%65%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.45 in the US$1.54 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$48.79 a day2023 survey · $17,808 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
MeasureItalyJapan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$3.70 trillion$6.84 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.6103Euro97.08Japanese yen
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$42,080$38,340
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$62,870$58,920

World Bank income groups: Italy, 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.
  • Italy
  • Japan
Year-by-year table
YearItalyJapan
2025$53,606$48,283
2024$53,285$47,480
2023$52,843$47,387
2022$52,333$46,819
2021$49,825$45,999
2020$45,505$44,213
2019$49,691$46,055
2018$49,356$46,133
2017$48,849$45,693
2016$47,988$44,927
2015$47,312$44,589
2014$46,826$43,754
2013$46,833$43,304
2012$47,796$42,395
2011$49,473$41,641
2010$49,302$41,647
2009$48,774$40,000
2008$51,806$42,519
2007$52,747$43,042
2006$52,304$42,359
2005$51,586$41,740
2004$51,495$40,987
2003$51,126$40,152
2002$51,369$39,690
2001$51,332$39,749
2000$50,353$39,732

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