Gdp vs services gdp in Japan
Japan: Gdp vs services gdp was 69.9 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Gdp vs services gdp in Japan, 1885–2011
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp vs services gdp in Japan is 69.9, measured in 2011.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp vs services gdp in Japan peaked at 70.6 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 33.5, in 1940.
Japan ranks 12th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 115 years of available data.
Gdp vs services gdp in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1885 | 43.1 | — |
| 1886 | 43.1 | +0.0% |
| 1887 | 43.3 | +0.5% |
| 1888 | 44.3 | +2.3% |
| 1889 | 43.5 | -1.8% |
| 1890 | 39.4 | -9.4% |
| 1891 | 42.2 | +7.1% |
| 1892 | 42.4 | +0.5% |
| 1893 | 42.7 | +0.7% |
| 1894 | 41 | -4.0% |
| 1895 | 41.9 | +2.2% |
| 1896 | 42 | +0.2% |
| 1897 | 41.7 | -0.7% |
| 1898 | 37.7 | -9.6% |
| 1899 | 39.9 | +5.8% |
| 1900 | 41.8 | +4.8% |
| 1901 | 41.8 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 44 | +5.3% |
| 1903 | 41.5 | -5.7% |
| 1904 | 43.6 | +5.1% |
| 1905 | 48.1 | +10.3% |
| 1906 | 43.3 | -10.0% |
| 1907 | 39.6 | -8.5% |
| 1908 | 41.5 | +4.8% |
| 1909 | 43.2 | +4.1% |
| 1910 | 43.8 | +1.4% |
| 1911 | 42 | -4.1% |
| 1912 | 40.4 | -3.8% |
| 1913 | 39.4 | -2.5% |
| 1914 | 42.5 | +7.9% |
| 1915 | 42.3 | -0.5% |
| 1916 | 40.7 | -3.8% |
| 1917 | 39.4 | -3.2% |
| 1918 | 34.3 | -12.9% |
| 1919 | 34.5 | +0.6% |
| 1920 | 40.6 | +17.7% |
| 1921 | 43.8 | +7.9% |
| 1922 | 45.7 | +4.3% |
| 1923 | 45 | -1.5% |
| 1924 | 44.5 | -1.1% |
| 1925 | 44.3 | -0.4% |
| 1926 | 47 | +6.1% |
| 1927 | 46.4 | -1.3% |
| 1928 | 47.1 | +1.5% |
| 1929 | 45.6 | -3.2% |
| 1930 | 49.4 | +8.3% |
| 1931 | 50.1 | +1.4% |
| 1932 | 47.9 | -4.4% |
| 1933 | 46.1 | -3.8% |
| 1934 | 47.1 | +2.2% |
| 1935 | 44.4 | -5.7% |
| 1936 | 42.4 | -4.5% |
| 1937 | 40.9 | -3.5% |
| 1938 | 37.7 | -7.8% |
| 1939 | 33.7 | -10.6% |
| 1940 | 33.5 | -0.6% |
| 1953 | 46.2 | +37.9% |
| 1954 | 48 | +3.9% |
| 1955 | 48.9 | +1.9% |
| 1956 | 48.8 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 48.7 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 50.3 | +3.3% |
| 1959 | 49.6 | -1.4% |
| 1960 | 48.6 | -2.0% |
| 1961 | 48.9 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 50.2 | +2.7% |
| 1963 | 50.7 | +1.0% |
| 1964 | 51.3 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 52.6 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 53.7 | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 52.9 | -1.5% |
| 1968 | 53.2 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 52.9 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 52.9 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 54.1 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 54.5 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 53.8 | -1.3% |
| 1974 | 55.9 | +3.9% |
| 1975 | 58.4 | +4.5% |
| 1976 | 58.6 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 59.5 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 59.5 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 59.6 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 60.5 | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 60.4 | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 61 | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 61.8 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 61.1 | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 61 | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 61.8 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 62.1 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 61.7 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 61.6 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 61.1 | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 61 | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 61.5 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 62.2 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 63.1 | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 63.4 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 63.7 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 64.1 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 65 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 65.7 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 66 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 67.5 | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 68.2 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.1 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 67.8 | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 68 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.3 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 68.1 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 68.7 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.6 | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 68.9 | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 69.9 | +1.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 69.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 71.8, 97% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
- Japan's 69.9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 53.7, 1.3× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gdp vs services gdp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | +37.9% | 33.5 | 46.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 43.46 | 43.1 | 44.3 | 5 |
| 1890s | 41.09 | 37.7 | 42.7 | 10 |
| 1900s | 42.84 | 39.6 | 48.1 | 10 |
| 1910s | 39.93 | 34.3 | 43.8 | 10 |
| 1920s | 45 | 40.6 | 47.1 | 10 |
| 1930s | 43.97 | 33.7 | 50.1 | 10 |
| 1940s | 33.5 | 33.5 | 33.5 | 1 |
| 1950s | 48.64 | 46.2 | 50.3 | 7 |
| 1960s | 51.5 | 48.6 | 53.7 | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.68 | 52.9 | 59.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.3 | 60.4 | 62.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.08 | 61 | 65.7 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.13 | 66 | 70.6 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4 | 68.9 | 69.9 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp vs services gdp in Japan?
- Gdp vs services gdp in Japan was 69.9 in 2011, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gdp vs services gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6 in 2009.
- What is the lowest gdp vs services gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5 in 1940.
- How does Japan rank for gdp vs services gdp?
- Japan ranks 12th out of 43 countries with data for 2011.
- Is gdp vs services gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gdp vs services gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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