| Source | World Bank : Nominal (current), Nominal (constant), PPP (current), PPP (constant) |
| IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2024) | |
| Date | 01 Dec 2024 |
According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2024), Japan's nominal GDP per capita in 2024 is projected to be around $32,859 at current prices. Based on PPP, Japan's GDP per capita in 2024 is forecast at 53,059 billion international dollars.
Japan ranks 39th in the world by GDP (nominal) per capita and 39th by GDP (PPP) per capita on the 194 economies list. Japan is ranked 12th in nominal and 13th in the PPP list among 49 Asian economies.
| Year | GDP per capita ($/Int. $) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal | PPP | |
| 2023 | 33,899 | 51,399 |
| 2024 | 32,859 | 53,059 |
| 2025 | 35,611 | 54,907 |
| 2026 | 37,388 | 56,688 |
| 2027 | 38,884 | 58,416 |
| 2028 | 40,809 | 60,205 |
| 2029 | 42,086 | 61,983 |
| Year | GDP (Nominal) per capita ($) | GDP (PPP) per capita (Int. $) | % to World | Rank/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Constant (2015) | Current | Constant (2021) | Nominal | PPP | Nominal | PPP | |
| 1960 | 509 | 6,389 | - | - | 113 | - | 28/104 | - |
| 1961 | 609 | 7,094 | - | - | 130 | - | 27/106 | - |
| 1962 | 685 | 7,655 | - | - | 139 | - | 27/108 | - |
| 1963 | 776 | 8,220 | - | - | 149 | - | 26/108 | - |
| 1964 | 903 | 9,085 | - | - | 161 | - | 25/108 | - |
| 1965 | 994 | 9,511 | - | - | 166 | - | 30/116 | - |
| 1966 | 1,144 | 10,427 | - | - | 180 | - | 29/117 | - |
| 1967 | 1,326 | 11,463 | - | - | 201 | - | 28/120 | - |
| 1968 | 1,553 | 12,795 | - | - | 222 | - | 27/121 | - |
| 1969 | 1,803 | 14,221 | - | - | 238 | - | 27/121 | - |
| 1970 | 2,101 | 14,114 | - | - | 258 | - | 32/141 | - |
| 1971 | 2,321 | 14,457 | - | - | 264 | - | 31/142 | - |
| 1972 | 3,031 | 15,455 | - | - | 304 | - | 28/142 | - |
| 1973 | 4,061 | 16,463 | - | - | 342 | - | 25/142 | - |
| 1974 | 4,448 | 16,047 | - | - | 332 | - | 31/142 | - |
| 1975 | 4,776 | 16,334 | - | - | 324 | - | 30/145 | - |
| 1976 | 5,310 | 16,802 | - | - | 338 | - | 29/145 | - |
| 1977 | 6,473 | 17,371 | - | - | 371 | - | 27/148 | - |
| 1978 | 9,012 | 18,121 | - | - | 444 | - | 21/147 | - |
| 1979 | 9,301 | 18,953 | - | - | 401 | - | 26/148 | - |
| 1980 | 9,669 | 19,334 | - | - | 376 | - | 28/155 | - |
| 1981 | 10,583 | 20,012 | - | - | 406 | - | 23/156 | - |
| 1982 | 9,780 | 20,525 | - | - | 386 | - | 25/158 | - |
| 1983 | 10,652 | 21,123 | - | - | 417 | - | 20/159 | - |
| 1984 | 11,207 | 21,912 | - | - | 429 | - | 17/161 | - |
| 1985 | 11,809 | 22,899 | - | - | 440 | - | 15/163 | - |
| 1986 | 17,452 | 23,528 | - | - | 561 | - | 10/163 | - |
| 1987 | 21,142 | 24,503 | - | - | 608 | - | 11/169 | - |
| 1988 | 25,500 | 26,027 | - | - | 667 | - | 4/172 | - |
| 1989 | 25,266 | 27,200 | - | - | 647 | - | 7/173 | - |
| 1990 | 25,801 | 28,422 | 19,913 | 35,466 | 598 | 356 | 11/188 | 21/186 |
| 1991 | 29,428 | 29,308 | 21,228 | 36,572 | 665 | 367 | 6/188 | 17/187 |
| 1992 | 31,993 | 29,463 | 21,826 | 36,764 | 687 | 367 | 6/191 | 17/188 |
| 1993 | 36,345 | 29,232 | 22,169 | 36,477 | 778 | 363 | 5/195 | 18/188 |
| 1994 | 39,934 | 29,467 | 22,823 | 36,769 | 806 | 360 | 5/196 | 19/189 |
| 1995 | 44,198 | 30,171 | 23,859 | 37,648 | 813 | 362 | 5/199 | 19/190 |
| 1996 | 39,150 | 31,046 | 25,001 | 38,740 | 714 | 364 | 6/199 | 18/190 |
| 1997 | 35,638 | 31,276 | 25,620 | 39,027 | 662 | 357 | 7/199 | 21/192 |
| 1998 | 32,424 | 30,795 | 25,510 | 38,427 | 612 | 349 | 10/201 | 25/192 |
| 1999 | 36,610 | 30,636 | 25,736 | 38,229 | 678 | 340 | 8/202 | 28/192 |
| 2000 | 39,169 | 31,431 | 27,287 | 39,220 | 711 | 340 | 6/203 | 28/194 |
| 2001 | 34,406 | 31,476 | 27,942 | 39,277 | 637 | 337 | 10/204 | 30/194 |
| 2002 | 32,821 | 31,416 | 28,624 | 39,202 | 593 | 333 | 11/208 | 33/195 |
| 2003 | 35,387 | 31,830 | 29,392 | 39,719 | 578 | 328 | 15/208 | 32/195 |
| 2004 | 38,299 | 32,515 | 30,831 | 40,573 | 562 | 323 | 17/208 | 33/195 |
| 2005 | 37,813 | 33,099 | 32,170 | 41,301 | 519 | 316 | 23/208 | 31/195 |
| 2006 | 35,992 | 33,532 | 33,635 | 41,842 | 461 | 306 | 31/209 | 34/196 |
| 2007 | 35,779 | 33,990 | 35,016 | 42,414 | 412 | 298 | 36/209 | 34/196 |
| 2008 | 39,876 | 33,558 | 35,274 | 41,874 | 423 | 287 | 32/210 | 36/199 |
| 2009 | 41,309 | 31,651 | 33,547 | 39,495 | 468 | 274 | 25/210 | 39/200 |
| 2010 | 44,968 | 32,942 | 35,335 | 41,106 | 471 | 274 | 24/210 | 36/200 |
| 2011 | 48,760 | 33,011 | 36,214 | 41,192 | 465 | 267 | 25/213 | 37/201 |
| 2012 | 49,145 | 33,518 | 37,606 | 41,825 | 464 | 266 | 20/211 | 34/199 |
| 2013 | 40,899 | 34,240 | 39,402 | 42,726 | 380 | 269 | 34/211 | 34/200 |
| 2014 | 38,475 | 34,387 | 39,555 | 42,909 | 352 | 263 | 36/212 | 35/199 |
| 2015 | 34,961 | 34,961 | 40,899 | 43,625 | 343 | 269 | 35/210 | 33/199 |
| 2016 | 39,375 | 35,242 | 40,597 | 43,976 | 385 | 259 | 33/210 | 34/198 |
| 2017 | 38,834 | 35,862 | 41,444 | 44,750 | 361 | 254 | 34/210 | 37/199 |
| 2018 | 39,751 | 36,139 | 42,142 | 45,095 | 351 | 245 | 35/210 | 38/199 |
| 2019 | 40,416 | 36,044 | 42,678 | 44,977 | 356 | 237 | 35/211 | 42/199 |
| 2020 | 40,041 | 34,651 | 42,438 | 43,238 | 366 | 239 | 31/210 | 37/198 |
| 2021 | 40,059 | 35,701 | 44,549 | 44,549 | 324 | 226 | 36/209 | 44/198 |
| 2022 | 34,017 | 36,203 | 47,118 | 45,175 | 267 | 218 | 40/203 | 43/194 |
| 2023 | 33,834 | 37,079 | 50,207 | 46,268 | 258 | 218 | 32/187 | 39/184 |