buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $64.87 buys in Japan. Prices across Japan's economy average 65% of the United States', so a dollar goes 54% further in Japan.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
Japan
United States
Economy
Population
123.4 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$4.44 trillion
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$35,951
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$55,422
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
65%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.54 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$42.17 a day2020 survey · $15,392 a year · income
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
Japan
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$6.84 trillion
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
97.08Japanese yen
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$38,340
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$58,920
$89,490
World Bank income groups: Japan, high income; United States, 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.