Spain’s economy is thriving, driven by a global boost in services, mainly tourism, overtaking the sluggish performance of the Japanese economy in the last decade. View on euronews ...

What once seemed improbable became possible when the Spanish economy produced higher GDP per capita, a metric closely linked to living standards, than the G7 member Japan, according to IMF data ...

In 2025, the GDP per capita denominated in US dollars was $33,960 in Japan, whereas in Spain it came to $36,190. This same figure was already slightly higher in the Southern European economy than ...

But when Spain’s GDP is divided by the number of people living in the country and turned into US dollars, the GDP per capita in current prices turns out to be higher than that of Japan’s. In 2025, the ...

Spain's GDP per capita is expected to exceed $42,300 while Japan's will remain around $41,700, based on current trends. Go to accessibility shortcuts. Share this article Comments.

But when Spain’s GDP is divided by the number of people living in the country and turned into US dollars, the GDP per capita in current prices turns out to be higher than that of Japan’s. In 2025, the ...