Japan vs New Zealand: 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

$133

buys in New Zealand, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in New Zealand buys what $75.02 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 75% of New Zealand's, so a dollar goes 33% further in Japan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanNew Zealand
Economy
Population123.4 million5.32 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$264 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$49,591
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$57,350
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%86%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$1.16 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · incomeNo recent data
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanNew Zealand
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$305 billion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen1.473New Zealand dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$46,630
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$53,600

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; New Zealand, 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.
  • Japan
  • New Zealand
Year-by-year table
YearJapanNew Zealand
2025$48,283$48,233
2024$47,480$48,325
2023$47,387$49,593
2022$46,819$49,843
2021$45,999$48,202
2020$44,213$46,326
2019$46,055$47,392
2018$46,133$46,975
2017$45,693$46,286
2016$44,927$45,746
2015$44,589$45,097
2014$43,754$44,370
2013$43,304$43,453
2012$42,395$42,693
2011$41,641$41,962
2010$41,647$41,395
2009$40,000$41,251
2008$42,519$41,682
2007$43,042$42,473
2006$42,359$41,597
2005$41,740$40,970
2004$40,987$40,091
2003$40,152$39,092
2002$39,690$38,072
2001$39,749$36,995
2000$39,732$35,985

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