GDP per capita growth in Japan
Japan: GDP per capita growth was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp per capita growth in Japan stood at 1.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 765.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Japan peaked at 11.6% in 1968 and was at its lowest, -5.9%, in 2009.
Japan ranks 130th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP per capita growth in Japan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 11.0% | — |
| 1962 | 7.9% | -28.5% |
| 1963 | 7.4% | -6.6% |
| 1964 | 10.5% | +42.6% |
| 1965 | 4.7% | -55.5% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | +105.5% |
| 1967 | 9.9% | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 11.6% | +16.9% |
| 1969 | 11.1% | -4.0% |
| 1970 | -0.8% | -106.7% |
| 1971 | 2.4% | -423.3% |
| 1972 | 6.9% | +184.6% |
| 1973 | 6.5% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | -2.5% | -138.8% |
| 1975 | 1.8% | -170.7% |
| 1976 | 2.9% | +60.3% |
| 1977 | 3.4% | +18.1% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | +27.6% |
| 1979 | 4.6% | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -56.2% |
| 1981 | 3.5% | +71.8% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | -24.8% |
| 1983 | 2.8% | +8.0% |
| 1984 | 3.8% | +36.4% |
| 1985 | 4.6% | +19.6% |
| 1986 | 2.8% | -39.3% |
| 1987 | 4.2% | +52.2% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +50.0% |
| 1989 | 4.4% | -30.0% |
| 1990 | 4.5% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | -33.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5% | -84.2% |
| 1993 | -0.8% | -277.0% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -184.7% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +195.5% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +35.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | -60.5% |
| 1998 | -2.0% | -281.8% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | -74.0% |
| 2000 | 2.8% | -630.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -98.5% |
| 2002 | -0.1% | -440.9% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -888.9% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | +78.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -19.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | -175.4% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | +387.8% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | -169.5% |
| 2011 | -0.0% | -100.4% |
| 2012 | 1.8% | -11915.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -51.5% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +83.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -60.4% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +125.6% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -43.6% |
| 2019 | -0.2% | -117.5% |
| 2020 | -4.0% | +2276.5% |
| 2021 | 4.0% | -201.0% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -55.9% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | -32.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2% | -83.9% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +765.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 4.7% | 11.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 3.0% | -2.5% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 2.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -2.0% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | -5.9% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | -0.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | -4.0% | 4.0% | 6 |
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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 gdp per capita growth in Japan?
- Gdp per capita growth in Japan was 1.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 1968.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.9% in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Japan ranks 130th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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 per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.