Manufacturing, value added in Japan
Japan: Manufacturing, value added was 18.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Manufacturing, value added in Japan, 1994–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, manufacturing, value added in Japan stood at 18.8%. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing, value added in Japan peaked at 23.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2024.
That places Japan 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.1% | 22.0% | 23.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 21.0% | 19.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 19.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.8% | 19.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 manufacturing, value added in Japan?
- Manufacturing, value added in Japan was 18.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest manufacturing, value added recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufacturing, value added recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for manufacturing, value added?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing, value added rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) major division C and is defined as the physical or chemical transformation of materials or components into new products. 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.