Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan
Japan: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 103.34 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan is 103.34 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan peaked at 299.11 National currency per US dollar in 1977 and was at its lowest, 99.19 National currency per US dollar, in 2023.
Japan ranks 10th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 268.35 National currency per US dollar | 228.34 National currency per US dollar | 299.11 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 238.37 National currency per US dollar | 212.46 National currency per US dollar | 270.19 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 198.78 National currency per US dollar | 186.62 National currency per US dollar | 208.85 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.5 National currency per US dollar | 125.05 National currency per US dollar | 176.79 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 113.58 National currency per US dollar | 106.59 National currency per US dollar | 121.03 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.67 National currency per US dollar | 99.19 National currency per US dollar | 112.99 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 7 Hungary 204.54 National currency per US dollar compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 176.08 National currency per US dollar compare
- 9 Iceland 166.6 National currency per US dollar compare
- 11 Serbia 52.93 National currency per US dollar compare
- 12 Albania 47.12 National currency per US dollar compare
- 13 Argentina 42.99 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for Japan
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.501 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 2.83 million (2100)
- Population density 210.83 (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.501 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.2372 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population -0.5891 Percent per annum (2030)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 103,784 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates -0.5888 % change on previous year (2030)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 1.15 (2024)
- Refugee population by country or territory of asylum 29,068 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan was 103.34 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 299.11 National currency per US dollar in 1977.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.19 National currency per US dollar in 2023.
- How does Japan rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- Japan ranks 10th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org