Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Japan
Japan: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0144 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Japan, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Japan is 0.0144 units per square kilometre, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Japan peaked at 0.0144 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places Japan 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +11.2% |
| 1965 | 0.0026 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1966 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +10.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0036 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1969 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +10.3% |
| 1971 | 0.0046 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1972 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 0.006 units per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0113 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0114 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0131 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0133 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0127 units per square kilometre | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0134 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0139 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0143 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0144 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 3.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0144 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 15.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0019 units per square kilometre | 0.004 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0067 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0083 units per square kilometre | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0116 units per square kilometre | 0.0108 units per square kilometre | 0.0122 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0129 units per square kilometre | 0.0124 units per square kilometre | 0.0135 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0138 units per square kilometre | 0.0132 units per square kilometre | 0.0144 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 14 Israel 0.0167 units per square kilometre compare
- 15 Switzerland 0.0154 units per square kilometre compare
- 16 Mauritius 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 0.013 units per square kilometre compare
- 19 United Kingdom 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Germany 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Japan?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Japan was 0.0144 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0144 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.