Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Japan
Japan: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3234 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Japan, 2008–2020
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Japan is 0.3234, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 0.346 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.307, in 2015.
That places Japan 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.346 | — |
| 2009 | 0.3298 | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3149 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3298 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3254 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3153 | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3128 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.307 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.3184 | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3179 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.329 | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.3299 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3234 | -2.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3234 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3234 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3443, 94% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3379 | 0.3298 | 0.346 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.32 | 0.307 | 0.3299 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3234 | 0.3234 | 0.3234 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 76 Serbia 0.3282 compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 0.3266
- 78 United Kingdom 0.3242 compare
- 80 Mauritania 0.32 compare
- 81 Cyprus 0.3184 compare
- 82 France 0.3181 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Japan
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 5 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.21 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,245 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -1.18 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 34.86 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 34.9% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Japan?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Japan was 0.3234 in 2020, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.346 in 2008.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.307 in 2015.
- How does Japan rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 79th out of 120 countries with data for 2020.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.