page_title: Greater Tokyo Area
section_title: GDP (purchasing power parity)
hierarchical_section_title: Greater Tokyo Area / Economy / GDP (purchasing power parity)
caption_attribution_description: English: Tokyo Tower and around Buildings View of Roppongi Hills Mori Tower Roof.日本語: 六本木ヒルズ森タワー屋上から見た東京タワーと周辺。
context_page_description: The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, consisting of the Kantō region of Japan as well as the prefecture of Yamanashi of the neighboring Chūbu region. In Japanese, it is referred to by various terms, one of the most common being Capital Region.
  A 2016 United Nations estimate puts the total population at 38,140,000. It covers an area of approximately 13,500 km², giving it a population density of 2,642 person/km². It is the second largest single metropolitan area in the world in terms of built-up or urban function landmass at 8,547 km², behind only New York City at 11,642 km².
  The area has the largest metropolitan economy in the world, with a total GDP of approximately $1.8 trillion in 2017.
context_section_description: The agglomeration of Tokyo is the world's largest economy, with the largest gross metropolitan product at  purchasing power parity (PPP) in the world according to a study by PricewaterhouseCoopers.
caption: Tokyo Tower
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