GDP growth in Japan
Japan: GDP growth was 1.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1.2% for gdp growth in 2025.
That represents a change of up 597.0% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Japan peaked at 12.9% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -5.9%, in 2009.
Japan ranks 167th of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in Japan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.0% | — |
| 1962 | 8.9% | -26.0% |
| 1963 | 8.5% | -4.9% |
| 1964 | 11.7% | +37.8% |
| 1965 | 5.8% | -50.2% |
| 1966 | 10.6% | +82.8% |
| 1967 | 11.1% | +4.2% |
| 1968 | 12.9% | +16.2% |
| 1969 | 12.5% | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 0.4% | -96.8% |
| 1971 | 4.7% | +1077.5% |
| 1972 | 8.4% | +79.1% |
| 1973 | 8.0% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | -1.2% | -115.3% |
| 1975 | 3.1% | -352.3% |
| 1976 | 4.0% | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 5.3% | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 5.5% | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.8% | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +49.4% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -21.3% |
| 1983 | 3.5% | +6.4% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | +27.8% |
| 1985 | 5.2% | +16.2% |
| 1986 | 3.3% | -36.4% |
| 1987 | 4.7% | +42.2% |
| 1988 | 6.8% | +43.4% |
| 1989 | 4.9% | -28.4% |
| 1990 | 4.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 0.8% | -75.2% |
| 1993 | -0.5% | -161.1% |
| 1994 | 1.0% | -291.7% |
| 1995 | 2.3% | +135.8% |
| 1996 | 3.1% | +31.3% |
| 1997 | 1.4% | -55.7% |
| 1998 | -1.8% | -230.1% |
| 1999 | -0.3% | -80.4% |
| 2000 | 3.0% | -956.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -90.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -70.1% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | +1523.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +53.1% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -12.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +11.8% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -167.5% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | +408.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -169.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | -104.8% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -923.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +21.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | -54.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +98.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -60.8% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +130.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -48.6% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -137.0% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | +1288.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -183.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -62.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -45.9% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | -133.3% |
| 2025 | 1.2% | -597.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.4% | 5.8% | 12.9% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.3% | -1.2% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.3% | 2.8% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | -1.8% | 4.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | -5.9% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | -0.3% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | -4.3% | 3.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 164 Switzerland 1.3% compare
- 165 Belarus 1.3% compare
- 166 Iceland 1.3% compare
- 168 French Polynesia 1.1% compare
- 169 South Africa 1.1% compare
- 170 Norway 1.1% compare
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- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per capita 38,344 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current US$), annual growth rate 6.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GNI (current US$), per capita 38,220 current US$ per person (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI (current LCU), per unit of GDP 159.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Japan?
- Gdp growth in Japan was 1.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.9% in 1968.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for gdp growth?
- Japan ranks 167th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.