Japan vs Asia: 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 Japan buys about what

$62.99

buys in Asia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Asia buys what $159 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 159% of Asia's, so a dollar goes 59% further in Asia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanAsia
Economy
Population123.4 million4.79 billion47 of 47 countries
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$40.5 trillion41 of 47 countries
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$8,74141 of 47 countries
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$21,39241 of 47 countries
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%41%41 of 47 countries
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$2.45 in the US41 of 47 countries
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · incomeMedians don't add up
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanAsia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$99.1 trillion41 of 47 countries
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yenMany currencies
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$8,87239 of 47 countries
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$21,27039 of 47 countries

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income. Asia adds up its countries with 2025 figures (UN M49 regions); its per-person figures are the total over their population.

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. Asia covers the 41 of its 47 countries with figures for every year, weighted by population.
  • Japan
  • Asia
Year-by-year table
YearJapanAsia
2025$48,283$18,297
2024$47,480$17,585
2023$47,387$16,928
2022$46,819$16,285
2021$45,999$15,672
2020$44,213$14,717
2019$46,055$14,993
2018$46,133$14,516
2017$45,693$13,926
2016$44,927$13,333
2015$44,589$12,751
2014$43,754$12,212
2013$43,304$11,693
2012$42,395$11,186
2011$41,641$10,719
2010$41,647$10,203
2009$40,000$9,564
2008$42,519$9,326
2007$43,042$9,001
2006$42,359$8,433
2005$41,740$7,943
2004$40,987$7,518
2003$40,152$7,097
2002$39,690$6,791
2001$39,749$6,575
2000$39,732$6,434

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