Japan's GNI per capita (constant LCU) was 4.91 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 11.25% from 4.41 million in 2014 (1.07% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 4.91 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 4.7 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 4.41 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 4.91 million | 2024 |
| Lowest | 3.92 million | 1994 |
| Average since 2015 | 4.7 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 3.92 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Japan's GNI per capita (constant LCU) rose 53,637 on 2023 (from 4.85 million to 4.91 million).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +32,030 and a typical year strayed about 89,061 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 170,428 in 2021 and the biggest yearly fall was 197,486 in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 28,810 a year. A straight line explains 60% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Japan had the 6th highest value of the 48 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Japan in the 2024 ranking
What this measures
Gross national income is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 31 values
| Year | GNI per capita (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,905,995 |
| 2023 | 4,852,358 |
| 2022 | 4,739,116 |
| 2021 | 4,715,557 |
| 2020 | 4,545,129 |
| 2019 | 4,704,770 |
| 2018 | 4,701,866 |
| 2017 | 4,686,415 |
| 2016 | 4,625,254 |
| 2015 | 4,570,554 |
| 2014 |
GNI per capita (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 94,632 (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 42,097 (2025)
- Cambodia — 9.14 million (2025)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 468,333 (2025)
- Indonesia — 45.2 million (2025)
- Kiribati — 4,607 (2024)
- Korea, Rep. — 44.93 million (2025)
- Lao PDR — 15.88 million (2016)
- Macao SAR, China — 568,237 (2024)
- Malaysia — 46,921 (2025)
- Marshall Islands — 7,184 (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Japan
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$1.37 trillion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$1.25 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current US$) — US$4.44 trillion (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 663.76 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$4.76 trillion (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 591.22 trillion (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$35,951 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 5.38 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$38,619 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 4.79 million (2025)
- GNI (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Japan's GNI per capita (constant LCU)?
- 4.91 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1994?
- It is up 25.04% from 3.92 million in 1994 (0.75% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 4.91 million in 2024 and the lowest 3.92 million in 1994.
- How does Japan rank?
- 6th highest of 48 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in GNI per capita (constant LCU) unusual for Japan?
- In 2024, Japan's GNI per capita (constant LCU) rose 53,637 on 2023 (from 4.85 million to 4.91 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2023), the average change was +32,030 and a typical year strayed about 89,061 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GNP.PCAP.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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