Monthly and long-term Japan economic indicators data: historical series and analyst forecasts curated by FocusEconomics.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Japan was worth 4026.21 billion US dollars in 2024, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Japan represents 3.79 percent of the world economy. This dataset provides - Japan GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The statistic shows the growth rate of the real gross domestic product (GDP) in Japan from 2020 to 2024, with projections up until 2030. In 2024, Japan's GDP increased by 0.1 percent compared to the previous year. For comparison, the GDP growth rate of China had reached about five percent that same year.Gross domestic product growth rate in JapanGDP serves as one of the most heavily relied upon indicators to gauge the state and health of a country’s economy. GDP is the total market value of all final goods and services that have been produced within a nation’s borders in a given period of time, usually a year. GDP figures allow a more fundamental understanding of a country’s economy. Year-on-year GDP growth acts as a helpful and clear sign of the direction in which a country is moving in economic terms. Real GDP is especially useful and insightful as it takes price changes (inflation and deflation) into account.The gross domestic product growth rate in Japan has been shaky since the recession of 2008 struck the world economy like a bolt out of the blue and Japan is still yet to gain a solid foothold. Despite its ongoing financial predicament however, Japan remains one of the world’s most highly developed economies. The economy of Japan is the third largest worldwide by nominal GDP and the nation has a very active manufacturing sector. It is active in the auto manufacturing sector, the third largest in the world after the United States and China, and has an electronics industry that is counted among the worlds most innovative. Japan can boast many titles, but perhaps the most significant to its future stability is that which relates to its astronomical national debts, currently running at over 200 percent of GDP, roughly 10.5 trillion US dollars.

Japan Economy Watchers: Diffusion Index: Current Economics Conditions: sa data was reported at 45.100 NA in Mar 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 45.600 NA for Feb 2025. Japan Economy Watchers: Diffusion Index: Current Economics Conditions: sa data is updated monthly, averaging 47.150 NA from Aug 2001 (Median) to Mar 2025, with 284 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.500 NA in Dec 2021 and a record low of 8.100 NA in Apr 2020. Japan Economy Watchers: Diffusion Index: Current Economics Conditions: sa data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Cabinet Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.S074: Economy Watchers Survey: Seasonally Adjusted. [COVID-19-IMPACT]

In a survey conducted between May and June 2025, over ** percent of respondents evaluated the current economic condition in Japan as unfavorable, at least to some extent. Around **** percent of respondents rated the current economic condition as at least somewhat favorable.

The gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices in Japan was 4.02 trillion U.S. dollars in 2024. Between 1980 and 2024, the GDP rose by 2.89 trillion U.S. dollars, though the increase followed an uneven trajectory rather than a consistent upward trend. The GDP will steadily rise by 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars over the period from 2024 to 2030, reflecting a clear upward trend.This indicator describes the gross domestic product at current prices. The values are based upon the GDP in national currency converted to U.S. dollars using market exchange rates (yearly average). The GDP represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.

Graph and download economic data for Credit to Government and State-Owned Enterprises to GDP for Japan (DDEI08JPA156NWDB) from 1980 to 2020 about enterprises, credits, Japan, government, and GDP.

The majority of Japanese respondents, about ** percent, stated that the state of Japan's economy contributes to some extent to their personal happiness, according to a survey conducted in June 2019 by Ipsos on happiness. Among ** countries in the survey, Japan was among the countries with the lowest share of respondents claiming to gain happiness from the economic climate, outdone only by Germany and Great Britain.

Japan JP: Financial Corporations Survey: Claims on State and Local Government data was reported at 151,017,500.000 JPY mn in 2008. This records a decrease from the previous number of 154,486,200.000 JPY mn for 2007. Japan JP: Financial Corporations Survey: Claims on State and Local Government data is updated yearly, averaging 69,725,000.000 JPY mn from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2008, with 39 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 161,227,500.000 JPY mn in 2004 and a record low of 5,291,000.000 JPY mn in 1970. Japan JP: Financial Corporations Survey: Claims on State and Local Government data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.IMF.IFS: Financial System: Annual.

The statistic shows the distribution of the workforce across economic sectors in Japan from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, 3.01 percent of the workforce was employed in agriculture, 23.71 percent in industry and 73.29 percent in services. Employment and standard of living in Japan Japan’s economy is one of the strongest in the world, and the country’s standard of living is eminently high. Japan ranks third among the countries with the largest gross domestic product / GDP worldwide; a look at the distribution of gross domestic product / GDP across economic sectors in Japan shows that the vast majority of Japan’s GDP is generated by the services sector. The majority of Japan’s workforce is employed in this sector, with less than a third working in industry and only a little more than 1 percent working in agriculture. Similarly to its gross domestic product, the unemployment rate in Japan has been quite steady for the past few years, and even decreased slightly. The inflation rate in Japan, on the other hand, has been fluctuating in recent years, and is currently one of the lowest worldwide. Japan is famous for a high life expectancy, and the median age (i.e. one half of the population is younger and the other half is older) of the Japanese population is thus also among the highest in the world, as can be seen in a comparison of the median age of the population of selected countries. The median age in Japan is significantly higher than in other developed countries, like France or the United States.

Graph and download economic data for Value of Exports to Japan from Maryland (MDJPNA052SCEN) from 1992 to 2022 about MD, Japan, and exports.

Graph and download economic data for Economic Policy Uncertainty Index for Japan (DISCONTINUED) (JPNEPUINDXM) from Jun 1988 to Apr 2016 about uncertainty, Japan, indexes, and USA.

Japan Exports: Federated States of Micronesia data was reported at 0.122 JPY bn in Oct 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.149 JPY bn for Sep 2018. Japan Exports: Federated States of Micronesia data is updated monthly, averaging 0.105 JPY bn from Jan 1988 (Median) to Oct 2018, with 370 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.759 JPY bn in Feb 1998 and a record low of 0.000 JPY bn in Mar 1989. Japan Exports: Federated States of Micronesia data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Ministry of Finance. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.JA004: Exports by Country.

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Japan JP: Depository Corporations Survey: Claims on State and Local Government data was reported at 44,762,400.000 JPY mn in 2008. This records an increase from the previous number of 41,198,800.000 JPY mn for 2007. Japan JP: Depository Corporations Survey: Claims on State and Local Government data is updated yearly, averaging 34,596,500.000 JPY mn from Dec 1953 (Median) to 2008, with 56 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 121,221,000.000 JPY mn in 1996 and a record low of 0.000 JPY mn in 1963. Japan JP: Depository Corporations Survey: Claims on State and Local Government data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.IMF.IFS: Financial System: Monetary: Annual.

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