And $100 in South Africa buys what $156 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 156% of South Africa's, so a dollar goes 56% further in South Africa.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Japan
South Africa
Economy
Population
123.4 million
64.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$4.44 trillion
$427 billion
GDP per personUS dollars
$35,951
$6,598
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$55,422
$15,906
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
65%
41%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.54 in the US
$2.41 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income
$6.56 a day2022 survey · $2,394 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Japan
South Africa
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$6.84 trillion
$1.03 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
97.08Japanese yen
7.420South African rand
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$38,340
$6,270
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$58,920
$15,600
World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; South Africa, upper 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.