Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Japan
Japan: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 0.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Japan, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Japan stood at 0.6%.
The figure is down 70.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Japan peaked at 4.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, -5.7%, in 2009.
That places Japan 164th out of 228 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.6% | — |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -92.3% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -150.0% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | -1500.0% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +50.0% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -19.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | -23.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | -1.3% | -192.9% |
| 2009 | -5.7% | +338.5% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -171.9% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | -97.6% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +1400.0% |
| 2013 | 2.2% | +46.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -77.3% |
| 2015 | 1.7% | +240.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -52.9% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | +125.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -55.6% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -125.0% |
| 2020 | -3.9% | +1850.0% |
| 2021 | 3.2% | -182.1% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -53.1% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | +33.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6% | -70.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 41% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.8%, 22% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -1850.0% | -0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | +1500.0% | -0.1% | 1.4% |
| 2012 | +1400.0% | 0.1% | 1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4% | -5.7% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | -3.9% | 3.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Japan?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Japan was 0.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.7% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 164th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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