| Source | World Bank : Nominal (current), Nominal (constant), PPP (current), PPP (constant) |
| International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October - 2025) | |
| Date | 13 Jan 2026 |
According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2025), GDP (nominal) per capita of Japan in 2025 is projected at $34,713 at current prices. Japan's figure was highest at $49,145 in 2012; now it has lost almost $14.4k till 2025.
In 2025, Japan is in 40th position out of 194 economies in terms of GDP (nominal) per capita. As per the World Bank, Japan's rank was 5th among 200 economies in 1995; its rank moved downward to 52nd among 212 economies till 2024. In 1995, Japan's GDP per capita was eight times that of the global GDP per capita; it declined to 2.4x of the global average in 2025.
Japan is in 11th position in the list of Asian economies. and 5th among East Asian economies, behind Macao, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and South Korea.
Based on PPP, the GDP per capita of Japan is projected at 54,815 international dollars in 2025. It is almost 216% of the world's GDP per capita. The world rank is 42, and the Asian rank is 13.
| Year | GDP per capita ($/Int. $) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal | PPP | |
| 2024 | 32,443 | 52,688 |
| 2025 | 34,713 | 54,815 |
| 2026 | 36,391 | 56,444 |
| 2027 | 37,903 | 58,067 |
| 2028 | 39,735 | 59,667 |
| 2029 | 41,020 | 61,384 |
| 2030 | 42,702 | 63,223 |
| Year | GDP (Nominal) per capita ($) | GDP (PPP) per capita (Int. $) | % to World | Rank/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Constant (2015) | Current | Constant (2021) | Nominal | PPP | Nominal | PPP | |
| 1960 | 509 | 6,389 | - | - | 113 | - | 31/111 | - |
| 1961 | 609 | 7,094 | - | - | 129 | - | 28/113 | - |
| 1962 | 685 | 7,655 | - | - | 138 | - | 29/115 | - |
| 1963 | 776 | 8,220 | - | - | 148 | - | 28/115 | - |
| 1964 | 903 | 9,085 | - | - | 160 | - | 26/115 | - |
| 1965 | 994 | 9,511 | - | - | 165 | - | 31/121 | - |
| 1966 | 1,144 | 10,427 | - | - | 179 | - | 30/122 | - |
| 1967 | 1,326 | 11,463 | - | - | 200 | - | 28/125 | - |
| 1968 | 1,553 | 12,795 | - | - | 221 | - | 27/126 | - |
| 1969 | 1,803 | 14,221 | - | - | 237 | - | 27/126 | - |
| 1970 | 2,101 | 14,114 | - | - | 257 | - | 32/146 | - |
| 1971 | 2,321 | 14,457 | - | - | 263 | - | 31/147 | - |
| 1972 | 3,031 | 15,455 | - | - | 303 | - | 26/147 | - |
| 1973 | 4,061 | 16,463 | - | - | 339 | - | 25/147 | - |
| 1974 | 4,448 | 16,047 | - | - | 327 | - | 31/147 | - |
| 1975 | 4,776 | 16,334 | - | - | 321 | - | 30/150 | - |
| 1976 | 5,310 | 16,802 | - | - | 335 | - | 29/150 | - |
| 1977 | 6,473 | 17,371 | - | - | 367 | - | 27/153 | - |
| 1978 | 9,012 | 18,121 | - | - | 440 | - | 22/152 | - |
| 1979 | 9,301 | 18,953 | - | - | 399 | - | 27/153 | - |
| 1980 | 9,669 | 19,334 | 8,800 | - | 375 | 296 | 29/170 | 27/138 |
| 1981 | 10,583 | 20,012 | 9,970 | - | 404 | 304 | 22/170 | 27/139 |
| 1982 | 9,780 | 20,525 | 10,857 | - | 384 | 316 | 24/171 | 26/139 |
| 1983 | 10,652 | 21,123 | 11,611 | - | 417 | 323 | 20/171 | 26/139 |
| 1984 | 11,207 | 21,912 | 12,480 | - | 430 | 327 | 18/172 | 26/139 |
| 1985 | 11,809 | 22,899 | 13,454 | - | 440 | 335 | 16/173 | 28/140 |
| 1986 | 17,452 | 23,528 | 14,102 | - | 562 | 340 | 11/173 | 27/141 |
| 1987 | 21,142 | 24,503 | 15,051 | - | 608 | 347 | 11/178 | 25/142 |
| 1988 | 25,500 | 26,027 | 16,549 | - | 668 | 359 | 4/179 | 25/142 |
| 1989 | 25,266 | 27,200 | 17,975 | - | 645 | 368 | 7/179 | 23/142 |
| 1990 | 25,801 | 28,422 | 19,913 | 35,272 | 596 | 355 | 12/194 | 20/186 |
| 1991 | 29,428 | 29,308 | 21,228 | 36,372 | 663 | 366 | 6/194 | 17/189 |
| 1992 | 31,993 | 29,463 | 21,826 | 36,564 | 686 | 366 | 6/196 | 17/190 |
| 1993 | 36,345 | 29,232 | 22,169 | 36,278 | 779 | 362 | 5/197 | 18/190 |
| 1994 | 39,934 | 29,467 | 22,823 | 36,569 | 807 | 359 | 5/198 | 20/191 |
| 1995 | 44,198 | 30,171 | 23,859 | 37,443 | 811 | 361 | 5/200 | 19/192 |
| 1996 | 39,150 | 31,046 | 25,001 | 38,529 | 713 | 363 | 6/200 | 18/192 |
| 1997 | 35,638 | 31,276 | 25,620 | 38,814 | 661 | 356 | 8/202 | 21/194 |
| 1998 | 32,424 | 30,795 | 25,510 | 38,217 | 612 | 348 | 11/203 | 25/194 |
| 1999 | 36,610 | 30,636 | 25,736 | 38,020 | 679 | 339 | 8/203 | 28/194 |
| 2000 | 39,169 | 31,431 | 27,287 | 39,006 | 712 | 339 | 6/206 | 30/198 |
| 2001 | 34,406 | 31,476 | 27,942 | 39,062 | 638 | 336 | 10/207 | 31/198 |
| 2002 | 32,821 | 31,416 | 28,624 | 38,988 | 594 | 332 | 11/211 | 34/199 |
| 2003 | 35,387 | 31,830 | 29,392 | 39,502 | 578 | 327 | 15/211 | 33/199 |
| 2004 | 38,299 | 32,515 | 30,831 | 40,352 | 562 | 321 | 18/211 | 34/199 |
| 2005 | 37,813 | 33,099 | 32,170 | 41,076 | 519 | 315 | 23/211 | 33/199 |
| 2006 | 35,992 | 33,532 | 33,635 | 41,613 | 462 | 305 | 31/212 | 35/200 |
| 2007 | 35,779 | 33,990 | 35,016 | 42,182 | 412 | 297 | 35/212 | 35/201 |
| 2008 | 39,876 | 33,558 | 35,274 | 41,646 | 424 | 286 | 33/212 | 37/203 |
| 2009 | 41,309 | 31,651 | 33,547 | 39,279 | 469 | 273 | 27/214 | 40/204 |
| 2010 | 44,968 | 32,942 | 35,335 | 40,882 | 471 | 273 | 24/214 | 38/204 |
| 2011 | 48,760 | 33,011 | 36,214 | 40,967 | 465 | 265 | 26/215 | 39/204 |
| 2012 | 49,145 | 33,518 | 37,606 | 41,597 | 464 | 265 | 23/213 | 36/203 |
| 2013 | 40,899 | 34,240 | 39,402 | 42,492 | 381 | 268 | 35/213 | 36/203 |
| 2014 | 38,475 | 34,387 | 39,555 | 42,675 | 353 | 262 | 36/214 | 37/203 |
| 2015 | 34,961 | 34,961 | 40,907 | 43,387 | 344 | 268 | 37/213 | 36/203 |
| 2016 | 39,375 | 35,242 | 40,597 | 43,736 | 386 | 258 | 33/213 | 38/203 |
| 2017 | 38,834 | 35,862 | 41,444 | 44,505 | 361 | 252 | 34/213 | 40/204 |
| 2018 | 39,751 | 36,139 | 42,142 | 44,848 | 351 | 244 | 35/213 | 39/204 |
| 2019 | 40,416 | 36,044 | 42,678 | 44,731 | 355 | 235 | 34/214 | 43/204 |
| 2020 | 40,029 | 34,643 | 42,426 | 42,992 | 366 | 237 | 31/213 | 40/204 |
| 2021 | 40,095 | 35,741 | 44,355 | 44,355 | 324 | 223 | 36/213 | 45/204 |
| 2022 | 34,066 | 36,238 | 47,396 | 44,972 | 266 | 216 | 46/212 | 48/204 |
| 2023 | 33,836 | 36,953 | 49,897 | 45,859 | 256 | 215 | 48/212 | 47/204 |
| 2024 | 32,487 | 37,153 | 51,685 | 46,107 | 238 | 212 | 52/212 | 47/204 |