Japan vs Thailand: 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

$47.31

buys in Thailand, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Thailand buys what $211 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 211% of Thailand's, so a dollar goes 2.1 times as far in Thailand.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanThailand
Economy
Population123.4 million71.6 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$577 billion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$8,057
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$26,250
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%31%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$3.26 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income$15.72 a day2024 survey · $5,738 a year · consumption
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanThailand
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$1.88 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen10.09Thai baht
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$7,690
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$25,570

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Thailand, 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.
  • Japan
  • Thailand
Year-by-year table
YearJapanThailand
2025$48,283$22,432
2024$47,480$21,882
2023$47,387$21,245
2022$46,819$20,768
2021$45,999$20,237
2020$44,213$19,950
2019$46,055$21,280
2018$46,133$20,882
2017$45,693$20,097
2016$44,927$19,373
2015$44,589$18,814
2014$43,754$18,327
2013$43,304$18,244
2012$42,395$17,872
2011$41,641$16,768
2010$41,647$16,732
2009$40,000$15,668
2008$42,519$15,894
2007$43,042$15,744
2006$42,359$15,053
2005$41,740$14,460
2004$40,987$13,999
2003$40,152$13,289
2002$39,690$12,514
2001$39,749$11,903
2000$39,732$11,624

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