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Japan - GNI per Capita 1979

Name: Japan GNI per Capita 1979
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GNI divided by midyear population · World Bank

$9,570 +$2,020 from 1978 Global rank: 20th

Japan's gni per capita was $9,570 in 1979, increased +$2,020 from $7,550 in 1978. This was the 20th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1979▾

GNI per Capita by Country - 1979
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United Arab Emirates	$39,670	23.9%
2nd	Saudi Arabia	$19,080	27.9%
3rd	Qatar	$18,600	22.8%
4th	Liechtenstein	$18,430	25.1%
5th	Switzerland	$17,980	24.9%
6th	Kuwait	$17,570	25.9%
7th	Sweden	$14,790	18.7%
8th	Denmark	$13,560	21.4%
9th	Iceland	$13,440	21.4%
10th	Norway	$13,110	18.0%
11th	Luxembourg	$12,870	21.4%
12th	Netherlands	$12,500	22.0%
13th	United States	$12,200	13.4%
14th	Belgium	$11,730	22.7%
15th	Germany	$11,090	24.7%
16th	France	$10,720	22.7%
17th	Canada	$10,600	8.7%
18th	Australia	$9,610	13.3%
19th	Austria	$9,580	27.6%
20th	Japan	$9,570	26.8%
21st	Finland	$9,530	20.6%
22nd	Libya	$8,800	19.9%
23rd	French Polynesia	$7,830	17.9%
24th	Greenland	$7,550	22.6%
25th	United Kingdom	$7,540	26.9%
26th	Nauru	$7,440	5.1%
27th	European Union	$7,015	23.6%
28th	Italy	$6,760	28.0%
29th	New Zealand	$6,530	24.9%
30th	New Caledonia	$6,460	-1.5%
31st	Israel	$5,960	16.6%
32nd	Greece	$5,540	22.8%
33rd	Ireland	$5,120	24.3%
34th	Spain	$5,000	24.1%
35th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$4,700	19.6%
36th	Bahamas, The	$4,690	40.0%
37th	Singapore	$3,990	18.4%
38th	Trinidad and Tobago	$3,800	17.3%
39th	Oman	$3,530	16.1%
40th	Gabon	$3,420	14.0%
41st	Puerto Rico (US)	$3,390	13.8%
42nd	Malta	$3,300	24.1%
43rd	Barbados	$3,270	22.5%
44th	Iraq	$3,250	24.5%
45th	Argentina	$2,950	19.0%
46th	Portugal	$2,870	13.4%
47th	Palau	$2,520	14.5%
48th	Cyprus	$2,400	33.3%
49th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$2,160	10.2%
50th	Uruguay	$2,120	32.5%
51st	South Africa	$2,090	18.8%
52nd	Suriname	$2,060	13.8%
53rd	Panama	$2,040	12.7%
54th	Cuba	$2,000	11.7%
55th	Brazil	$1,990	17.1%
56th	Mexico	$1,910	19.4%
57th	Hungary	$1,860	16.3%
58th	Chile	$1,820	30.9%
59th	Ecuador	$1,780	17.1%
60th	Türkiye	$1,770	19.6%
61st	Seychelles	$1,760	50.4%
62nd	Costa Rica	$1,740	17.6%
63rd	Korea	$1,710	31.5%
64th	Algeria	$1,700	24.1%
65th	Guinea	$1,690	10.5%
66th	Antigua and Barbuda	$1,680	-
67th	Jordan	$1,650	32.0%
68th	Fiji	$1,640	20.6%
69th	Malaysia	$1,540	28.3%
70th	St. Kitts and Nevis	$1,390	-
71st	Jamaica	$1,330	-6.3%
72nd	Mauritius	$1,240	20.4%
73rd	Syrian Arab Republic	$1,180	8.3%
74th	Tuvalu	$1,180	3.5%
75th	Belize	$1,120	20.4%
76th	Paraguay	$1,120	28.7%
77th	Marshall Islands	$1,110	12.1%
78th	Côte d'Ivoire	$1,100	19.6%
79th	Colombia	$1,090	23.9%
80th	Tunisia	$1,090	21.1%
81st	Guatemala	$1,080	17.4%
82nd	Grenada	$1,060	-
83rd	Dominican Republic	$1,040	14.3%
84th	Peru	$910	3.4%
85th	Micronesia, Federated States of	$880	8.6%
86th	Samoa	$870	22.5%
87th	Botswana	$850	26.9%
88th	Morocco	$800	19.4%
89th	Honduras	$780	21.9%
90th	El Salvador	$780	8.3%
91st	São Tomé and Principe	$770	13.2%
92nd	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$730	15.9%
93rd	Dominica	$730	-
94th	Papua New Guinea	$730	14.1%
95th	Zimbabwe	$720	14.3%
96th	Kiribati	$690	0.0%
97th	Senegal	$680	21.4%
98th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	$680	25.9%
99th	Guyana	$670	8.1%
100th	Mauritania	$670	13.6%
101st	Philippines	$660	17.9%
102nd	Cameroon	$650	22.6%
103rd	Thailand	$630	14.5%
104th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	$600	17.6%
105th	Congo, Republic of	$590	25.5%
106th	Tanzania	$570	16.3%
107th	Liberia	$530	12.8%
108th	Zambia	$520	6.1%
109th	Nicaragua	$500	-21.9%
110th	Togo	$460	4.5%
111th	Guinea-Bissau	$440	2.3%
112th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$410	7.9%
113th	Sudan	$410	7.9%
114th	Kenya	$400	21.2%
115th	Indonesia	$390	11.4%
116th	Lesotho	$380	18.8%
117th	Madagascar	$380	26.7%
118th	Ghana	$350	6.1%
119th	Niger	$340	21.4%
120th	Sierra Leone	$320	28.0%
121st	Benin	$290	20.8%
122nd	Central African Republic	$280	16.7%
123rd	Gambia, The	$280	16.7%
124th	Sri Lanka	$270	12.5%
125th	Pakistan	$260	13.0%
126th	Burkina Faso	$250	25.0%
127th	India	$230	9.5%
128th	Bhutan	$220	4.8%
129th	Rwanda	$220	29.4%
130th	Chad	$220	-8.3%
131st	China	$210	5.0%
132nd	Mali	$210	31.3%
133rd	Maldives	$190	26.7%
134th	Burundi	$170	21.4%
135th	Bangladesh	$170	13.3%
136th	Cambodia	$120	0.0%
137th	Nepal	$120	9.1%
138th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$110	-21.4%
139th	Myanmar	$30	0.0%

FAQ

What was Japan's gni per capita in 1979?▾

Japan's gni per capita in 1979 was $9,570. This ranked 20th globally.

How did Japan's gni per capita change in 1979?▾

Japan's gni per capita increased by 26.8% in 1979 compared to 1978.

Which country had the highest gni per capita in 1979?▾

United Arab Emirates had the highest gni per capita in 1979 at $39,670.

What is the gni per capita of Japan in 1979?▾

The gni per capita of Japan in 1979 was $9,570. This ranked 20th globally.

How does 1979 compare to 1978 for Japan's gni per capita?▾

Japan's gni per capita went from $7,550 in 1978 to $9,570 in 1979, a 26.8% increase.

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