What is the difference in gdp per capita between Gabon and Japan?

67,650 current LCU, with Gabon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Japan?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Gabon vs Japan: GDP per capita

Gabon

4.98 million current LCU

in 2024

Japan

4.92 million current LCU

in 2024

Gabon rank

23rd

Japan rank

24th

GDP per capita over time

Gabon
Japan

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 4.98 million current LCU against 4.92 million current LCU in Japan, a difference of 67,650 current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Gabon ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 208 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Gabon	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1970s	572,159 current LCU	1.36 million current LCU	783,548 current LCU	Japan
1980s	1.43 million current LCU	2.77 million current LCU	1.34 million current LCU	Japan
1990s	2.00 million current LCU	4.10 million current LCU	2.10 million current LCU	Japan
2000s	3.26 million current LCU	4.13 million current LCU	870,371 current LCU	Japan
2010s	4.35 million current LCU	4.15 million current LCU	202,590 current LCU	Gabon
2020s	4.69 million current LCU	4.56 million current LCU	128,008 current LCU	Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Gabon or Japan?: Gabon, at 4.98 million current LCU against 4.92 million current LCU in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Gabon and Japan?: 67,650 current LCU, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Japan?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Gabon and Japan rank globally for gdp per capita?: Gabon ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 24th of 208 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 211 places, 10,385 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release