Japan vs Mexico: 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

$82.77

buys in Mexico, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Mexico buys what $121 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 121% of Mexico's, so a dollar goes 21% further in Mexico.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanMexico
Economy
Population123.4 million131.9 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$1.83 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$13,889
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$25,868
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%54%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$1.86 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income$14.29 a day2024 survey · $5,216 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanMexico
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$3.41 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen10.33Mexican peso
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$13,730
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$25,070

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Mexico, upper middle 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.
  • Japan
  • Mexico
Year-by-year table
YearJapanMexico
2025$48,283$21,912
2024$47,480$21,970
2023$47,387$21,865
2022$46,819$21,392
2021$45,999$20,783
2020$44,213$19,728
2019$46,055$21,704
2018$46,133$21,998
2017$45,693$21,778
2016$44,927$21,578
2015$44,589$21,409
2014$43,754$21,070
2013$43,304$20,805
2012$42,395$20,899
2011$41,641$20,458
2010$41,647$20,058
2009$40,000$19,386
2008$42,519$20,993
2007$43,042$21,102
2006$42,359$20,966
2005$41,740$20,277
2004$40,987$20,127
2003$40,152$19,701
2002$39,690$19,745
2001$39,749$20,078
2000$39,732$20,470

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