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Japan · Income & inequality

Living standards, poverty and distribution.

10 indicators · 7 with data

Income

GNI per capita

current US$

26th of 182 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
GNI per capitaJapan's gni per capita fell from US$44.7k in 1996 to US$38.3k in 2025.200020052010201520202025US$30kUS$35kUS$40kUS$45kUS$50kUS$55kUS$38.3k

Japan's gni per capita fell from US$44.7k in 1996 to US$38.3k in 2025.

GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

current international $

30th of 181 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)Japan's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $25.8k in 1996 to intl $58.9k in 2025.200020052010201520202025intl $20kintl $30kintl $40kintl $50kintl $60kintl $70kintl $58.9k

Japan's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $25.8k in 1996 to intl $58.9k in 2025.

Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)

constant 2015 US$

27th of 159 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)Japan's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$16.7k in 1995 to US$19.8k in 2024.199520002005201020152020US$17kUS$18kUS$19kUS$20kUS$19.8k

Japan's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$16.7k in 1995 to US$19.8k in 2024.

Inequality

Gini index

index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)

26th of 70 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Gini indexJapan's gini index fell from 34.6 in 2008 to 32.3 in 2020.200820102012201420162018202030313233343532.3

Japan's gini index fell from 34.6 in 2008 to 32.3 in 2020.

Income share held by highest 10%

% of income

24th of 70 · 1st in East Asia & Pacific*
Income share held by highest 10%Japan's income share held by highest 10% fell from 25.9 % in 2008 to 24.3 % in 2020.200820102012201420162018202024%25%26%24.3 %

Japan's income share held by highest 10% fell from 25.9 % in 2008 to 24.3 % in 2020.

Income share held by lowest 20%

% of income

44th of 70 · 6th in East Asia & Pacific*
Income share held by lowest 20%Japan's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.2 % in 2008 to 6.8 % in 2020.20082010201220142016201820206%7%7%8%8%6.8 %

Japan's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 6.2 % in 2008 to 6.8 % in 2020.

Poverty

Extreme poverty

% of population

44th of 70 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific*
Extreme povertyJapan's extreme poverty rose from 1.1 % in 2008 to 1.2 % in 2020.20082010201220142016201820200%0.5%1%1.2 %

Japan's extreme poverty rose from 1.1 % in 2008 to 1.2 % in 2020.

No data available (3)

These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for Japan.

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