Japan vs Poland: 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

$80.73

buys in Poland, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Poland buys what $124 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 124% of Poland's, so a dollar goes 24% further in Poland.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanPoland
Economy
Population123.4 million36.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$1.04 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$28,420
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$54,262
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%52%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$1.91 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income$38.84 a day2023 survey · $14,177 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanPoland
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$1.98 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen1.970Polish zloty
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$25,520
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$52,290

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Poland, 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
  • Poland
Year-by-year table
YearJapanPoland
2025$48,283$46,925
2024$47,480$45,153
2023$47,387$43,673
2022$46,819$43,405
2021$45,999$41,060
2020$44,213$37,853
2019$46,055$38,182
2018$46,133$36,500
2017$45,693$34,355
2016$44,927$32,675
2015$44,589$31,700
2014$43,754$30,335
2013$43,304$29,169
2012$42,395$28,953
2011$41,641$28,522
2010$41,647$27,112
2009$40,000$26,204
2008$42,519$25,554
2007$43,042$24,484
2006$42,359$22,921
2005$41,740$21,569
2004$40,987$20,879
2003$40,152$19,856
2002$39,690$19,167
2001$39,749$18,801
2000$39,732$18,566

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