Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan

Japan: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 92.6 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
92.6 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
9th
of 51 countries
All-time high
276.41 National currency per US dollar
in 1977
All-time low
89.34 National currency per US dollar
in 2023
Years of data
56
1970–2025

Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in Japan, 1970–2025

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Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.

Analysis

In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan stood at 92.6 National currency per US dollar.

The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in Japan peaked at 276.41 National currency per US dollar in 1977 and was at its lowest, 89.34 National currency per US dollar, in 2023.

That places Japan 9th out of 51 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 248.14 National currency per US dollar 212.08 National currency per US dollar 276.41 National currency per US dollar 10
1980s 221.1 National currency per US dollar 197.49 National currency per US dollar 250.02 National currency per US dollar 10
1990s 183.56 National currency per US dollar 171.56 National currency per US dollar 193.99 National currency per US dollar 10
2000s 135.04 National currency per US dollar 116.55 National currency per US dollar 160.59 National currency per US dollar 10
2010s 104.76 National currency per US dollar 98.92 National currency per US dollar 112.89 National currency per US dollar 10
2020s 93.91 National currency per US dollar 89.34 National currency per US dollar 100.86 National currency per US dollar 6

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 6 Cameroon 181.9 National currency per US dollar compare
  2. 7 Hungary 175.69 National currency per US dollar compare
  3. 8 Iceland 164.02 National currency per US dollar compare
  4. 10 Serbia 45.23 National currency per US dollar compare
  5. 11 Albania 39.69 National currency per US dollar compare
  6. 12 Argentina 37.48 National currency per US dollar compare

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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 92.6 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 276.41 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 89.34 National currency per US dollar in 2023.
How does Japan rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
Japan ranks 9th out of 51 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 8.1%. 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 actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption
Unit
National currency per US dollar
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
67 places, 2,283 data points, 1970–2025
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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