GDP growth in Japan
Japan: GDP growth was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 597.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Japan peaked at 12.9% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -5.9%, in 2009.
Japan ranks 168th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 5.8% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -1.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -1.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -5.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -4.3% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 165 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 166 Belarus 1.3% compare
- 167 Iceland 1.3% compare
- 169 French Polynesia 1.1% compare
- 170 South Africa 1.1% compare
- 171 Norway 1.1% compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- DEC alternative conversion factor 149.66 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.25 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -28.09 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 3.66 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 24.19 billion current US$ (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 38.60 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 255.03 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 5.72 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 38,340 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 705.66 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Japan?
- Gdp growth in Japan was 1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1968.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for gdp growth?
- Japan ranks 168th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.