Industry (including construction), value added in Japan
Japan: Industry (including construction), value added was 26.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Japan, 1994–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 26.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Japan peaked at 34.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2024.
Japan ranks 72nd of 208 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.6% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.8% | 29.0% | 5 |
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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 industry (including construction), value added in Japan?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Japan was 26.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Japan ranks 72nd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.