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Japan Economic Indicators

Latest economic indicators and statistics for Japan.

Indicator Current Value Previous Value Frequency Period
Stock Market 49,299.6 48,641.56 Daily Oct 24, 02:30 AM EDT
Government Bond Yield 1.659% 1.6609% Daily Oct 24, 09:41 AM EDT
Currency 152.845 152.561 Daily Oct 24, 10:03 AM EDT
GDP $4.03T $4.21T Yearly 2024
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.08% 1.48% Yearly 2024
GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) 0.5% 0.1% Quarterly Q2 2025
GDP Growth Rate (YoY) 1.2% 1.8% Quarterly Q2 2025
GDP per Capita $37,144.91 $36,952.52 Yearly 2024
GDP per Capita PPP $46,097.43 $45,858.66 Yearly 2024
R&D Expenditure (% GDP) 3.41% 3.28% Yearly 2022
Real GDP $4.61T $4.6T Yearly 2024
Annual Inflation Rate 2.74% 3.27% Yearly 2024
Core Inflation Rate 2.9% 2.7% Monthly Sep'25
Inflation Rate 2.9% 2.7% Monthly Sep'25
Inflation Rate MoM 0.1% 0.1% Monthly Aug'25
Producer Price Index (PPI) 2.7% 2.7% Monthly Sep'25
Annual Unemployment Rate 2.56% 2.6% Yearly 2024
Female Labor Force Rate 55.3% 54.85% Yearly 2024
Unemployment Rate 2.6% 2.3% Monthly Aug'25
Annual Exports $707.39B $717.95B Yearly 2024
Annual Imports $742.67B $751.75B Yearly 2024
Balance of Trade -¥235B -¥243B Monthly Sep'25
Exports ¥9.4T ¥8.4T Monthly Sep'25
Exports (% GDP) 21.85% 21.55% Yearly 2023
FDI Inflows (% GDP) 0.43% 0.48% Yearly 2024
Imports ¥9.6T ¥8.7T Monthly Sep'25
Imports (% GDP) 23.3% 25.27% Yearly 2023
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) -$42.6B -$72.88B Yearly 2024
Tariff Rate 1.99% 2.18% Yearly 2022
Trade (% GDP) 45.15% 46.81% Yearly 2023
Current Account to GDP Ratio 4.7% 3.8% Yearly Dec'24
Government Gross Debt to GDP 237% 240% Yearly Dec'24
Interest Rate 0.5% 0.5% Daily Sep 19, 2025
Private Credit (% GDP) 196.87% 195.22% Yearly 2024
Residential Property Price Index 137 points 134 points Monthly Jul'25
Housing Starts 60,275 units 61,409 units Monthly Aug'25
Consumer Confidence 35.3 points 34.9 points Monthly Sep'25
Retail Sales MoM -1.1% -1.6% Monthly Aug'25
Retail Sales YoY -1.1% 0.4% Monthly Aug'25
Business Confidence 14 points 13 points Quarterly Q3 2025
Manufacturing PMI 48.3 points 48.5 points Monthly Oct'25
Tankan Large Non Manufacturers Index 34 points 34 points Quarterly Q3 2025
Services PMI 52.4 points 53.3 points Monthly Oct'25
Gini Index 32.3 points 33 points Yearly 2020
Happiness Index 6.15 points 6.06 points Yearly 2024
Homicide Rate 0.23 0.25 Yearly 2021
Population 123.98M 124.52M Yearly 2024
Poverty Rate 1.2% 1.2% Yearly 2020
Primary Enrollment Rate 102.16% 102.22% Yearly 2022
Agricultural Land (%) 12.72% 12.78% Yearly 2022
Annual CO2 Emissions 988.78M tonnes 1.03B tonnes Yearly 2023
Forest Area (%) 68.41% 68.41% Yearly 2022
Corruption Control 1.4 points 1.54 points Yearly 2023
Political stability index 0.95 points 1.03 points Yearly 2023
Infant Mortality Rate 1.8 1.8 Yearly 2023
Life Expectancy 84.04 84 Yearly 2023
Physicians per 1,000 people 2.61 2.5 Yearly 2020
Electricity Access 100% 100% Yearly 2023
Internet Users 87% 84.9% Yearly 2023
Travel Earnings $11.39B $49.21B Yearly 2020
Visitor Arrivals 4.12M 31.88M Yearly 2020