Japan vs Pakistan: 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

$37.43

buys in Pakistan, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Pakistan buys what $267 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 267% of Pakistan's, so a dollar goes 2.7 times as far in Pakistan.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanPakistan
Economy
Population123.4 million255.2 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$407 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$1,596
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$6,573
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%24%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$4.12 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income$4.32 a day2024 survey · $1,577 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanPakistan
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$1.68 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen67.84Pakistani rupee
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$1,500
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$6,430

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Pakistan, lower 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
  • Pakistan
Year-by-year table
YearJapanPakistan
2025$48,283$5,617
2024$47,480$5,502
2023$47,387$5,419
2022$46,819$5,526
2021$45,999$5,367
2020$44,213$5,135
2019$46,055$5,296
2018$46,133$5,255
2017$45,693$5,032
2016$44,927$4,887
2015$44,589$4,645
2014$43,754$4,520
2013$43,304$4,407
2012$42,395$4,292
2011$41,641$4,246
2010$41,647$4,229
2009$40,000$4,270
2008$42,519$4,233
2007$43,042$4,258
2006$42,359$4,186
2005$41,740$4,042
2004$40,987$3,860
2003$40,152$3,669
2002$39,690$3,564
2001$39,749$3,560
2000$39,732$3,532

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