Japan vs Saudi Arabia: 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

$72.16

buys in Saudi Arabia, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Saudi Arabia buys what $139 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 139% of Saudi Arabia's, so a dollar goes 39% further in Saudi Arabia.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanSaudi Arabia
Economy
Population123.4 million37.0 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$1.28 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$34,537
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$73,784
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%47%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$2.14 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
MeasureJapanSaudi Arabia
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$2.73 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen1.755Saudi Arabian riyal
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$36,070
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$74,400

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Saudi Arabia, 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
  • Saudi Arabia
Year-by-year table
YearJapanSaudi Arabia
2025$48,283$63,051
2024$47,480$63,194
2023$47,387$64,482
2022$46,819$67,179
2021$45,999$62,690
2020$44,213$57,421
2019$46,055$62,648
2018$46,133$61,359
2017$45,693$57,943
2016$44,927$57,308
2015$44,589$58,499
2014$43,754$58,872
2013$43,304$57,998
2012$42,395$59,472
2011$41,641$58,645
2010$41,647$54,912
2009$40,000$51,761
2008$42,519$54,408
2007$43,042$53,318
2006$42,359$54,374
2005$41,740$54,932
2004$40,987$54,197
2003$40,152$52,235
2002$39,690$50,372
2001$39,749$53,309
2000$39,732$55,962

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