Japan vs Low income: Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita
Japan
5,985 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income
139.04 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
48th
Low income rank
45th
Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Low income
How they compare
Japan currently reports 5,985 current US$ per person against 139.04 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 5,846 current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 43.0 times Low income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 48th and Low income ranks 45th of 206 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Low income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.06 current US$ per person | 13.55 current US$ per person | 70.51 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 507.58 current US$ per person | 27.29 current US$ per person | 480.29 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 1,570 current US$ per person | 40.8 current US$ per person | 1,529 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 3,018 current US$ per person | 39.48 current US$ per person | 2,978 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 4,428 current US$ per person | 77.26 current US$ per person | 4,350 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 5,662 current US$ per person | 95.44 current US$ per person | 5,567 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,752 current US$ per person | 109.27 current US$ per person | 5,643 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise exports (current us$), per capita, Japan or Low income?
- Japan, at 5,985 current US$ per person against 139.04 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise exports (current us$), per capita between Japan and Low income?
- 5,846 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Low income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Low income rank globally for merchandise exports (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 48th and Low income ranks 45th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise exports (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.