Economy · East Asia & Pacific · High income
Japan: the economy in numbers
GDP is $4.4tn (2025), 4th of 211 in the world and 2nd of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP per capita is $35,951 (2025), 48th of 211 in the world and 8th of 36 in East Asia & Pacific. GDP per capita, PPP is $55,422 (2025), 45th of 199 in the world and 8th of 31 in East Asia & Pacific.
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Economy: Japan in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDPGDP, current US$ | $4.4tn2025 | 4/211 | 2/36 | $5.0tn | $5.8tn | $5.2tn | −2.2%since 2015 | $33.7tn | $76.9tn | $118tn | |
| GDP per capitaGDP per capita, current US$ | $35,9512025 | 48/211 | 8/36 | $39,753 | $45,378 | $41,099 | +0.8%since 2015 | $14,077 | $53,997 | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPPGDP per capita, PPP (current international $) | $55,4222025 | 45/199 | 8/31 | $27,695 | $35,658 | $43,560 | +33%since 2015 | $29,303 | $69,953 | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capitaGNI per capita, Atlas method, US$ | $38,3402025 | 35/201 | 6/33 | $37,330 | $44,290 | $41,880 | −4.5%since 2015 | $14,420 | $52,957 | $14,244 | |
| GDP growthGDP growth, annual % | 1.2%2025 | 167/210 | 29/36 | 3.0% | 4.1% | -4.3% | −0.6 ppsince 2015 | 4.0% | 1.9% | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growthGDP per capita growth, annual % | 1.7%2025 | 130/210 | 25/36 | 2.8% | 4.1% | -4.0% | −0.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture shareAgriculture, forestry and fishing, % of GDP | 1.0%2024 | 172/198 | 27/29 | 1.4% | 1.1% | 1.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 5.5% | 1.3% | 4.0% | |
| Industry shareIndustry incl. construction, % of GDP | 26.8%2024 | 71/201 | 14/30 | 32.5% | 28.8% | 29.0% | −1.3 ppsince 2014 | 33.1% | 21.3% | 25.0% | |
| Manufacturing shareManufacturing, value added, % of GDP | 18.8%2024 | 27/194 | 9/30 | 22.2% | 20.9% | 19.8% | −0.6 ppsince 2014 | 22.3% | 12.0% | 14.9% | |
| Services shareServices, % of GDP | 71.4%2024 | 31/201 | 8/30 | 66.1% | 69.7% | 69.8% | +1.2 ppsince 2014 | 59.8% | 69.1% | 63.3% | |
| InvestmentGross capital formation, % of GDP | 27.7%2024 | 45/175 | 11/27 | 29.7% | 23.6% | 26.9% | +1.3 ppsince 2014 | 34.8% | 22.6% | 26.3% | |
| SavingsGross savings, % of GDP | 32.1%2024 | 29/163 | 10/25 | 32.2% | 27.3% | 29.7% | +5.0 ppsince 2014 | 37.0% | 23.2% | 26.0% | |
| Resource rentsNatural resources rents, % of GDP | 0.0%2021 | 163/209 | 22/36 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | ±0.0 ppsince 2011 | 2.1% | 2.5% | 3.1% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- GDP per capita+0.8%$35,951 in 2025
- GDP per capita, PPP+33%$55,422 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- GDP−2.2%$4.4tn in 2025
- GNI per capita−4.5%$38,340 in 2025
- GDP growth−0.6 pp1.2% in 2025
- GDP per capita growth−0.2 pp1.7% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Japan and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Japan. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Japan | China | United States | Russia | Philippines | South Korea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $4.4tn2025 | $19.5tn2025 | $30.8tn2025 | $2.6tn2025 | $487bn2025 | $1.9tn2025 |
| GDP per capita | $35,9512025 | $13,8622025 | $90,0272025 | $17,5472025 | $4,1712025 | $36,2272025 |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $55,4222025 | $29,3332025 | $90,0272025 | $49,5682025 | $12,5772025 | $63,1252025 |
| GNI per capita | $38,3402025 | $14,2302025 | $88,8102025 | $15,9602025 | $4,8502025 | $37,8802025 |
| GDP growth | 1.2%2025 | 5.0%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 1.0%2025 | 4.4%2025 | 1.0%2025 |
| GDP per capita growth | 1.7%2025 | 5.1%2025 | 1.6%2025 | 1.1%2025 | 3.6%2025 | 1.1%2025 |
| Agriculture share | 1.0%2024 | 6.7%2025 | 0.9%2021 | 3.1%2025 | 8.6%2025 | 1.5%2025 |
| Industry share | 26.8%2024 | 35.6%2025 | 17.6%2021 | 29.7%2025 | 27.0%2025 | 34.3%2025 |
| Manufacturing share | 18.8%2024 | 24.7%2025 | 10.5%2021 | 13.7%2025 | 15.3%2025 | 27.4%2025 |