Japan vs Türkiye: 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

$63.31

buys in Türkiye, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Türkiye buys what $158 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 158% of Türkiye's, so a dollar goes 58% further in Türkiye.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureJapanTürkiye
Economy
Population123.4 million85.9 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$4.44 trillion$1.60 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$35,951$18,599
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$55,422$45,288
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%65%41%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.54 in the US$2.43 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income$27.75 a day2023 survey · $10,129 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureJapanTürkiye
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.84 trillion$3.89 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar97.08Japanese yen16.20New Turkish lira
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$38,340$16,300
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$58,920$44,630

World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; Türkiye, 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
  • Türkiye
Year-by-year table
YearJapanTürkiye
2025$48,283$37,301
2024$47,480$36,154
2023$47,387$35,069
2022$46,819$33,521
2021$45,999$32,106
2020$44,213$28,977
2019$46,055$28,741
2018$46,133$28,780
2017$45,693$28,195
2016$44,927$26,490
2015$44,589$25,985
2014$43,754$24,889
2013$43,304$24,117
2012$42,395$22,518
2011$41,641$21,760
2010$41,647$19,897
2009$40,000$18,612
2008$42,519$19,840
2007$43,042$19,909
2006$42,359$18,972
2005$41,740$17,903
2004$40,987$16,584
2003$40,152$15,256
2002$39,690$14,588
2001$39,749$13,872
2000$39,732$14,857

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