Final consumption expenditure in Japan
Japan: Final consumption expenditure was 73.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 73.2% for final consumption expenditure in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Japan peaked at 77.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 55.4%, in 1970.
Japan ranks 134th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 55.4% | — |
| 1971 | 57.2% | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 57.7% | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 59.3% | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 63.0% | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 63.0% | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 64.0% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 63.9% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 65.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 64.7% | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 64.1% | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 63.7% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | -1.8% |
| 1989 | 62.3% | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 62.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.8% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 62.9% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 64.6% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.1% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 69.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 69.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.6% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.5% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 72.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 75.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 75.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 74.0% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 73.7% | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 55.4% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.0% | 62.3% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.3% | 61.8% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.7% | 69.0% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.7% | 72.6% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 75.3% | 5 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate -3.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 24,141 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.65 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8838 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Japan?
- Final consumption expenditure in Japan was 73.2% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.4% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Japan ranks 134th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.