Japan vs Kuwait: GDP per capita

Japan

48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Kuwait

48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2025

Japan rank

41st

Kuwait rank

43rd

GDP per capita over time

Japan
Kuwait

How they compare

Japan currently reports 48,283 international-$ in 2021 prices against 48,254 international-$ in 2021 prices in Kuwait, a difference of 29.4 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kuwait ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 41st and Kuwait ranks 43rd of 198 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.