Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index in Japan
Japan: Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index was 1.16 in 2026. ▲ Rising
Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index in Japan, 1960–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.16 for economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in 2026. That is the highest value across all 67 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in Japan peaked at 1.16 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 0.1834, in 1960.
Japan ranks 24th of 28 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 67 years of available data.
Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.1834 | — |
| 1961 | 0.1932 | +5.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2065 | +6.8% |
| 1963 | 0.2203 | +6.7% |
| 1964 | 0.2287 | +3.8% |
| 1965 | 0.2439 | +6.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2562 | +5.0% |
| 1967 | 0.2664 | +4.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2806 | +5.3% |
| 1969 | 0.2954 | +5.2% |
| 1970 | 0.3153 | +6.8% |
| 1971 | 0.3355 | +6.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3517 | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 0.3926 | +11.6% |
| 1974 | 0.4837 | +23.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5404 | +11.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5912 | +9.4% |
| 1977 | 0.6393 | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 0.6662 | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.691 | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.7447 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 0.7815 | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 0.8029 | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.818 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.8364 | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.8624 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 0.8635 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.864 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8701 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8897 | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.9148 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 0.9446 | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.961 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.9731 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.9799 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9788 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.9789 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9955 | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9987 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9933 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 0.9854 | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9766 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.974 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9738 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9683 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.9706 | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9713 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9847 | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9713 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9652 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9625 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9622 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9655 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9921 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 1 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9987 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.02 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.02 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 1.04 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 1.07 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 1.1 | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 1.14 | +2.8% |
| 2026 | 1.16 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2375 | 0.1834 | 0.2954 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.5007 | 0.3153 | 0.691 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8333 | 0.7447 | 0.8897 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9728 | 0.9148 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9769 | 0.9683 | 0.9933 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9882 | 0.9622 | 1.02 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 1.02 | 1.16 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 895,261 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -7.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2678 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 9,050 current US$ per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.2994 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 40.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1.37 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in Japan?
- Economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index in Japan was 1.16 in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.16 in 2026.
- What is the lowest economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1834 in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index?
- Japan ranks 24th out of 28 countries with data for 2026.
- Is economic outlook no 117 — consumer price index rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Economic Outlook No 117 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP