Household Spending in Japan decreased 0.10 percent in April of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Japan Household Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

The average number of members per private household in Japan amounted to 2.23 people as of 2023. The number of household members indicated a downward trend in recent decades, mainly due to an increase in nuclear families and one-person households.

Key information about Japan Household Debt

• Japan Household Debt reached 2,739.5 USD bn in Sep 2024, compared with the reported number of 2,437.8 USD bn in the previous quarter
• Japan Household Debt: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1997 to Sep 2024
• The data reached an all-time high of 4,064.6 USD bn in Mar 2000 and a record low of 2,437.8 USD bn in Jun 2024

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as Total Household Liabilities less Financial Surplus or Deficit and converts it into USD. The Bank of Japan provides Household Debt in local currency. The Federal Reserve Board period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.


Further information about Japan Household Debt

• In the latest reports, Japan Household Debt accounted for 65.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2024
• Money Supply M2 in Japan increased 11,049.4 USD bn YoY in Sep 2024
• Japan Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 1,099.1 USD bn in Nov 2024
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 18.2 Months of Import in Nov 2024
• Japan Domestic Credit reached 12,785.0 USD bn in Sep 2024, representing an increased of 1.5 % YoY

Japan's total number of private households amounted to around 55.7 million in 2020. Even though the number of Japanese households has experienced a consistent increase since the initiation of the Population Census, the number of household members has decreased, indicating the growing number of private one-person and nuclear-family households.

Key information about Japan Household Expenditure per Capita

• Japan Annual Household Expenditure per Capita reached 8,258.473 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the last update number of 8,691.523 USD in Dec 2023.
• Japan Annual Household Expenditure per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 10,419.370 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14,023.726 USD in Dec 2012 and a record low of 8,258.473 USD in Dec 2024.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Japan grew 5.854 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Expenditure per Capita from monthly Household Expenditure and monthly Average Household Size and converts it into USD. Statistical Bureau provides Household Expenditure in local currency and Average Household Size. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Expenditure do not cover single person households.

Household Saving Rate in Japan increased to 9.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 3.30 percent in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Japan Workers Savings - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Household Spending MoM in Japan decreased to -1.80 percent in April from 0.40 percent in March of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Japan Household Spending MoM.

Key information about Japan Household Debt: % of GDP

• Japan household debt accounted for 65.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with the ratio of 65.1 % in the previous quarter.
• Japan household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2024.
• The data reached an all-time high of 78.7 % in Mar 2000 and a record low of 59.4 % in Dec 2015.

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Household Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Household Debt is calculated as Total Household Liabilities less Financial Surplus or Deficit. The Bank of Japan provides Household Debt in local currency. Economic and Social Research Institute provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Japan Household Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Japan Household Debt reached 2,739.5 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• Money Supply M2 in Japan increased 1.1 % YoY in Feb 2025.
• Japan Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 1,108.4 USD bn in Feb 2025.
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 16.2 Months of Import in Jan 2025.
• Japan Domestic Credit reached 11,754.7 USD bn in Dec 2024, representing an increased of 1.3 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.2 % in Sep 2024, compared with the ratio of 1.3 % in the previous half a year.

Japan JP: Household and NPISH: Disposable Income: Net data was reported at 365,218.479 JPY bn in Dec 2026. This records an increase from the previous number of 363,517.238 JPY bn for Sep 2026. Japan JP: Household and NPISH: Disposable Income: Net data is updated quarterly, averaging 294,978.969 JPY bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2026, with 268 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 365,218.479 JPY bn in Dec 2026 and a record low of 9,822.337 JPY bn in Mar 1960. Japan JP: Household and NPISH: Disposable Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.OECD.EO: Household Sector Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. YDH - Net household and non-profit institutions serving households disposable incomeHousehold disposable income consists essentially of income from employment and from the operation of unincorporated enterprises, plus receipts of interest, dividends and social benefits minus payments of interest, current taxes and social contributions. It also includes income from imputed rents received by owner-occupiers of dwellings. It can be measured on a gross basis, i.e. before deduction of consumption of fixed capital (CFC) or on a net basis, i.e., after the deduction of CFC.

Key information about Japan Household Income per Capita

• Japan Annual Household Income per Capita reached 15,561.853 USD in Dec 2024, compared with the previous value of 16,060.769 USD in Dec 2023.
• Japan Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 2000 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 17,278.293 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 22,731.231 USD in Dec 2012 and a record low of 14,845.104 USD in Dec 2002.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Japan grew 5.854 % YoY in May 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from monthly Household Income and monthly Average Household Size and converts it into USD. Statistical Bureau provides Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Household Income covers Workers Households only.

Graph and download economic data for Real Consumption of Households for Japan (JPNRGDPCH) from Q1 1994 to Q1 2025 about Japan, consumption, households, and real.

Households Debt in Japan remained unchanged at 65.10 percent of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2024 from 65.10 percent of GDP in the third quarter of 2024. This dataset provides - Japan Households Debt To Gdp- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the fourth quarter of 2024, currency and deposits accounted for the largest share of financial assets held by households in Japan, amounting to over 1,134 trillion Japanese yen. The total financial assets of households increased compared to the previous quarter.

As of March 2024, currency and deposits accounted for the largest share of financial assets held by households in Japan with 50.9 percent. Currency and deposits were followed by insurance, pension, and standardized guarantees with about 24.6 percent. Household financial assets in Japan amounted to over two quadrillion Japanese yen in 2024.

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) in Japan was reported at 2.1546 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Household final consumption expenditure (annual % growth) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Japan Household Saving (HS): Outstanding: Total data was reported at 882,833.300 JPY bn in Jun 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 871,891.500 JPY bn for Mar 2018. Japan Household Saving (HS): Outstanding: Total data is updated quarterly, averaging 739,598.300 JPY bn from Dec 1997 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 83 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 882,833.300 JPY bn in Jun 2018 and a record low of 666,512.600 JPY bn in Dec 1997. Japan Household Saving (HS): Outstanding: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.AB098: SNA08: Household Saving: Outstanding.

In 2022, household debt in Japan accounted for around 122.6 percent of the net disposable income of households. This was the highest share recorded in the last ten years.

Japan Assets: Flow: Households(HH): Total data was reported at -10,138.300 JPY bn in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,612.100 JPY bn for Dec 2017. Japan Assets: Flow: Households(HH): Total data is updated quarterly, averaging 4,700.500 JPY bn from Mar 1998 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 81 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 23,097.800 JPY bn in Dec 2014 and a record low of -16,761.500 JPY bn in Mar 2008. Japan Assets: Flow: Households(HH): Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Bank of Japan. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Japan – Table JP.AB087: SNA08: Households: Flow.

Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) in Japan was reported at 3017882044390 USD in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Japan - Household final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on May of 2025.

In 2024, Japanese households spent an average of around ******* Japanese yen per month on goods and services. The largest expense item was food, with roughly ****** yen in consumption expenditures per month.