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Japan

East Asia & Pacific · High income · IMF WEO April 2026 · World Bank WDI

GDP▲ 5.9%
Current prices2025
4,435USD bn
GDP per capita▲ 6.4%
Current prices2025
35,973USD
Real GDP growth▲ 1.4 pp
Annual change2025
1.2%
Inflation▲ 0.4 pp
Average consumer prices2025
3.2%
Unemployment■ 0.0 pp
Rate2025
2.5%
Government debt▼ 8.0 pp
General government, gross2025
206.5% of GDP
Current account▲ 0.3 pp
Balance2025
4.8% of GDP
Population▼ 0.5%
Total2025
123.29million

Real GDP growth, %

Since 1995 · lighter bars = IMF projection
-5.90.04.11995: 2.3%1996: 3.1%1997: 1.4%1998: -1.8%1999: -0.3%2000: 3.0%2001: 0.3%2002: 0.1%2003: 1.4%2004: 2.1%2005: 1.8%2006: 1.5%2007: 1.7%2008: -1.2%2009: -5.9%2010: 4.1%2011: -0.2%2012: 1.6%2013: 2.0%2014: 0.9%2015: 1.8%2016: 0.7%2017: 1.6%2018: 0.8%2019: -0.3%2020: -4.3%2021: 3.6%2022: 1.3%2023: 0.7%2024: -0.2%2025: 1.2%2026: 0.7% (IMF projection)2027: 0.6% (IMF projection)2028: 0.6% (IMF projection)2029: 0.6% (IMF projection)2030: 0.6% (IMF projection)2031: 0.6% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

Inflation, %

Average consumer prices · lighter bars = IMF projection
-1.30.03.31995: -0.1%1996: 0.1%1997: 1.7%1998: 0.7%1999: -0.3%2000: -0.7%2001: -0.7%2002: -0.9%2003: -0.3%2004: -0.0%2005: -0.3%2006: 0.3%2007: 0.0%2008: 1.4%2009: -1.3%2010: -0.7%2011: -0.3%2012: -0.0%2013: 0.3%2014: 2.8%2015: 0.8%2016: -0.1%2017: 0.5%2018: 1.0%2019: 0.5%2020: -0.0%2021: -0.2%2022: 2.5%2023: 3.3%2024: 2.7%2025: 3.2%2026: 2.2% (IMF projection)2027: 2.3% (IMF projection)2028: 2.0% (IMF projection)2029: 2.0% (IMF projection)2030: 2.0% (IMF projection)2031: 2.0% (IMF projection)IMF projection19952000200520102015202020252030

IMF outlook

IMF World Economic Outlook April 2026 · italics = IMF projection
Indicator2021202220232024202520262027202820292030
Real GDP growth %3.61.30.7-0.21.20.70.60.60.60.6
Inflation, average consumer prices %-0.22.53.32.73.22.22.32.02.02.0
Unemployment rate %2.82.62.62.52.52.52.52.52.52.5
GDP, current prices USD bn5,2264,4484,3854,1904,4354,3794,5624,7444,8735,002
GDP per capita, current prices USD41,64435,56635,22533,82035,97335,70337,39139,10440,39841,720
GDP per capita, PPP Int. USD46,31250,43952,92854,36956,85459,20761,21362,95764,84466,841
General government gross debt % of GDP222.7227.8220.3214.5206.5204.4200.1197.7195.7193.9
General government net lending/borrowing % of GDP-6.3-4.2-2.4-1.7-1.1-2.0-2.4-2.9-3.3-3.7
Current account balance % of GDP3.82.03.64.54.83.83.93.93.94.1
Population million125.49125.06124.48123.89123.29122.66122.00121.32120.62119.90

Government debt, % of GDP

General government gross debt
0.02292000: 118%2001: 127%2002: 135%2003: 140%2004: 149%2005: 153%2006: 152%2007: 150%2008: 154%2009: 173%2010: 179%2011: 191%2012: 197%2013: 201%2014: 204%2015: 200%2016: 202%2017: 203%2018: 204%2019: 206%2020: 229%2021: 223%2022: 228%2023: 220%2024: 214%2025: 207%2026: 204% (IMF projection)2027: 200% (IMF projection)2028: 198% (IMF projection)2029: 196% (IMF projection)2030: 194% (IMF projection)2031: 193% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Current account, % of GDP

Balance of payments
0.04.82000: 2.6%2001: 1.9%2002: 2.6%2003: 3.0%2004: 3.7%2005: 3.5%2006: 3.8%2007: 4.6%2008: 2.8%2009: 2.7%2010: 3.8%2011: 2.1%2012: 0.9%2013: 0.9%2014: 0.7%2015: 3.0%2016: 3.9%2017: 4.0%2018: 3.5%2019: 3.4%2020: 2.9%2021: 3.8%2022: 2.0%2023: 3.6%2024: 4.5%2025: 4.8%2026: 3.8% (IMF projection)2027: 3.9% (IMF projection)2028: 3.9% (IMF projection)2029: 3.9% (IMF projection)2030: 4.1% (IMF projection)2031: 4.1% (IMF projection)IMF projection2000200520102015202020252030

Economic structure

Value added by sector, % of GDP · World Bank
AgricultureManufacturingOther industryServices
YearStructureAgricultureIndustryManufacturingServices
19951.634.623.563.7
20051.029.421.169.2
20151.029.320.169.2
20241.026.818.871.4

Income, trade and society

World Bank WDI · change over 10 years
IndicatorLatestUnitYear10Y change
GNI per capita, Atlas method38,340USD2025-4.5%
GNI, Atlas method4,730USD bn2025-7.3%
Exports of goods and services22.0% of GDP2024+4.9 pp
Imports of goods and services22.9% of GDP2024+3.2 pp
Life expectancy at birth84.0years2024+0.5%
Urban population92.3% of total2025+0.9 pp

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Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026; 2026 onwards are IMF projections) · World Bank World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)