Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Japan
Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices was 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,529 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 194 countries
All-time high
1,529 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
481.75 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Japan is 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Japan peaked at 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 481.75 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Japan 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices in Japan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 481.75 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 504.39 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1972 | 546.98 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1973 | 590.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 583.67 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 1975 | 601.88 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 625.81 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 653.46 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 687.91 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 725.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1980 | 746.29 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 777.87 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1982 | 803.82 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 833 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 873.32 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 918.63 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1986 | 948.63 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 993.01 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 1,059 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 1,111 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 1,165 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 1,206 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 1,217 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 1,211 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 1,225 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 1,257 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1,297 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 1,309 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 1,293 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,288 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 1,324 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 1,329 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1,330 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1,350 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1,380 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1,404 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1,424 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 1,445 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1,427 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1,346 million SLC per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 1,401 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 1,401 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1,421 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 1,449 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 1,453 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 1,476 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 1,487 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,512 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,522 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,516 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 1,453 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 1,490 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 1,504 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.64 million SLC per square kilometre, 158.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 6.18 million SLC per square kilometre, 247.4× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 600.24 million SLC per square kilometre | 481.75 million SLC per square kilometre | 725.64 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 906.51 million SLC per square kilometre | 746.29 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,111 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,247 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,165 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,309 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,376 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,324 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,445 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,464 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,401 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,522 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,494 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,453 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 2 Indonesia 8,341 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 3 Lebanon 5,322 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 4 Monaco 3,784 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 6 Colombia 883.32 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 7 Cambodia 832.15 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 8 Costa Rica 765.36 million SLC per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 217.76 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,765 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 45.81 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 142.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0103 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 371.3 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 11.44 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Japan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices in Japan was 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,529 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 481.75 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices?
- Japan ranks 5th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, 2015 prices rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, 2015 prices 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.