Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Japan
Japan: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 25.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Japan, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
Japan recorded 25.2% for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in 2021.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Japan peaked at 25.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 1978.
That places Japan 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.5% | — |
| 1971 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 18.3% | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 17.9% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 16.9% | -3.2% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 16.1% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 16.9% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 17.6% | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 18.0% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 18.0% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 18.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 18.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 18.7% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 18.7% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 22.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 21.9% | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 21.6% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 22.8% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 23.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.8% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 22.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 23.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.7% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 22.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 23.2% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 24.3% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 16.1% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 18.2% | 16.9% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.7% | 19.8% | 23.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.2% | 22.5% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.7% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.8% | 24.3% | 25.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 26.6% compare
- 3 China 26.5% compare
- 4 Congo 25.7% compare
- 6 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 24.6% compare
- 7 Switzerland 24.0% compare
- 8 Liberia 23.9% compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Japan?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Japan was 25.2% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 1978.
- How does Japan rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.