GDP per capita, long-run history in Japan

Latest: 38,269
Previous: 37,678
Change: +590.51 (+1.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: International dollars (2011 prices)

GDP per capita, long-run history over time

Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for GDP per capita, long-run history in Japan
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	8,176
Dec 31, 1964	9,035
Dec 31, 1965	9,459
Dec 31, 1966	10,370
Dec 31, 1967	11,400
Dec 31, 1968	12,725
Dec 31, 1969	14,145
Dec 31, 1970	15,484
Dec 31, 1971	16,004
Dec 31, 1972	17,110
Dec 31, 1973	18,226
Dec 31, 1974	17,765
Dec 31, 1975	18,082
Dec 31, 1976	18,600
Dec 31, 1977	19,230
Dec 31, 1978	20,060
Dec 31, 1979	20,982
Dec 31, 1980	21,404
Dec 31, 1981	21,924
Dec 31, 1982	22,440
Dec 31, 1983	22,805
Dec 31, 1984	23,548
Dec 31, 1985	24,437
Dec 31, 1986	24,992
Dec 31, 1987	25,904
Dec 31, 1988	27,393
Dec 31, 1989	28,601
Dec 31, 1990	29,949
Dec 31, 1991	30,837
Dec 31, 1992	30,978
Dec 31, 1993	30,921
Dec 31, 1994	31,135
Dec 31, 1995	31,887
Dec 31, 1996	32,784
Dec 31, 1997	33,038
Dec 31, 1998	32,558
Dec 31, 1999	32,395
Dec 31, 2000	33,211
Dec 31, 2001	33,246
Dec 31, 2002	33,195
Dec 31, 2003	33,620
Dec 31, 2004	34,314
Dec 31, 2005	34,858
Dec 31, 2006	35,333
Dec 31, 2007	35,893
Dec 31, 2008	35,496
Dec 31, 2009	33,590
Dec 31, 2010	35,011
Dec 31, 2011	34,979
Dec 31, 2012	35,537
Dec 31, 2013	36,312
Dec 31, 2014	36,440
Dec 31, 2015	37,053
Dec 31, 2016	37,385
Dec 31, 2017	38,079
Dec 31, 2018	38,404
Dec 31, 2019	38,333
Dec 31, 2020	36,827
Dec 31, 2021	37,678
Dec 31, 2022	38,269

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

Japan

724-1874: Bassino, Jean-Pascal & Broadberry, Stephen & Fukao, Kyoji & Gupta, Bishnupriya & Takashima, Masanori, (2018). "Japan and the Great Divergence, 730-1874," CEI Working Paper Series 2018-13, Center for Economic Institutions, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
1874-1940: Fukao, K., Bassino, J.-P., Makino, T., Paprzycki, R., Settsu, T., Takashima, M., and Tokui, J. (2015) Regional Inequality and Industrial Structure in Japan: 1874-2008, Tokyo: Maruzen Publishing.

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