Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Japan
Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1,620 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
6th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1,620 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
213.25 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Japan recorded 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Japan peaked at 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 213.25 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Japan 6th out of 192 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, per square in Japan, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 213.25 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 234.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1972 | 268.71 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.5% |
| 1973 | 327.19 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 1974 | 390.43 million SLC per square kilometre | +19.3% |
| 1975 | 431.51 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1976 | 484.59 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1977 | 540.15 million SLC per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 1978 | 594.8 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1979 | 644.69 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1980 | 699.09 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1981 | 749.5 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 788.13 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1983 | 824.26 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 876.51 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 1985 | 933.61 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1986 | 979.64 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1987 | 1,024 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 1,099 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1989 | 1,177 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 1,265 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1991 | 1,348 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 1,383 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1,384 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,401 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 1,431 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,469 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 1,491 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,472 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 1,449 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,469 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 1,459 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 1,439 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1,438 million SLC per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,452 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1,461 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 1,468 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,480 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 1,448 million SLC per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1,358 million SLC per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 1,387 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1,365 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1,373 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 1,396 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 1,423 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 1,476 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 1,493 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1,517 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1,527 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 1,531 million SLC per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,481 million SLC per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1,516 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,536 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre | +5.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.61 million SLC per square kilometre, 139.5× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5.55 million SLC per square kilometre, 292.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 413 million SLC per square kilometre | 213.25 million SLC per square kilometre | 644.69 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 914.98 million SLC per square kilometre | 699.09 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,177 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,409 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,265 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,491 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,447 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,358 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,480 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,449 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,365 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,531 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,538 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,481 million SLC per square kilometre | 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 3 Indonesia 11,039 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 4 Monaco 4,436 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 5 Uzbekistan 2,420 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 7 Colombia 1,417 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 8 Syria 1,172 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 9 Laos 1,150 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, per square in Japan?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Japan was 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1,620 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 213.25 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Japan ranks 6th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. 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, 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 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 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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 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.