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$100 spent in Japan buys about what
$140
buys in Norway, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in Norway buys what $71.35 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 71% of Norway's, so a dollar goes 40% further in Japan.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown Measure Economy Population 123.4 million 5.61 million GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates $4.44 trillion $531 billion GDP per personUS dollars $35,951 $94,594 GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars $55,422 $104,044 Prices Price levelUS prices = 100% 65% 91% A US dollar goes as far as $1.54 in the US $1.10 in the US Income Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars $42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income $77.76 a day2023 survey · $28,382 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾ Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad Measure GDP at PPPInternational dollars $6.84 trillion $584 billion PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar 97.08Japanese yen 9.452Norwegian krone GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars $38,340 $97,310 GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars $58,920 $107,770
World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Norway, high income.
GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollars Adjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above. $0 $25k $50k $75k $100k 2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025 $48,283 $95,173
Year-by-year table Year Japan Norway 2025 $48,283 $95,173 2024 $47,480 $94,804 2023 $47,387 $94,365 2022 $46,819 $95,110 2021 $45,999 $92,206 2020 $44,213 $89,012 2019 $46,055 $90,773 2018 $46,133 $90,064 2017 $45,693 $89,665 2016 $44,927 $88,042 2015 $44,589 $87,688 2014 $43,754 $86,791 2013 $43,304 $85,974 2012 $42,395 $85,926 2011 $41,641 $84,671 2010 $41,647 $84,605 2009 $40,000 $84,813 2008 $42,519 $87,297 2007 $43,042 $87,671 2006 $42,359 $85,653 2005 $41,740 $83,955 2004 $40,987 $82,091 2003 $40,152 $79,150 2002 $39,690 $78,753 2001 $39,749 $78,041 2000 $39,732 $76,776
Japan vs Norway: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.