Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan
Japan: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate was 0.0838 % change on previous year in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.0838 % change on previous year for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 95.0% on the previous year and down 71.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan peaked at 8.41 % change on previous year in 1972 and was at its lowest, -5.69 % change on previous year, in 2009.
Japan ranks 210th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 4.7 % change on previous year | — |
| 1972 | 8.41 % change on previous year | +79.1% |
| 1973 | 8.03 % change on previous year | -4.5% |
| 1974 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -115.2% |
| 1975 | 3.09 % change on previous year | -352.4% |
| 1976 | 3.97 % change on previous year | +28.6% |
| 1977 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +10.4% |
| 1978 | 5.27 % change on previous year | +20.1% |
| 1979 | 5.48 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -48.6% |
| 1981 | 4.26 % change on previous year | +51.2% |
| 1982 | 3.28 % change on previous year | -23.0% |
| 1983 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +10.7% |
| 1984 | 4.41 % change on previous year | +21.5% |
| 1985 | 5.16 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 1986 | 3.29 % change on previous year | -36.2% |
| 1987 | 4.65 % change on previous year | +41.1% |
| 1988 | 6.66 % change on previous year | +43.3% |
| 1989 | 4.93 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1990 | 4.84 % change on previous year | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 3.52 % change on previous year | -27.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9006 % change on previous year | -74.4% |
| 1993 | -0.4591 % change on previous year | -151.0% |
| 1994 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -336.0% |
| 1995 | 2.63 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 1996 | 3.13 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 1997 | 0.9812 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1998 | -1.27 % change on previous year | -229.5% |
| 1999 | -0.334 % change on previous year | -73.7% |
| 2000 | 2.76 % change on previous year | -927.8% |
| 2001 | 0.386 % change on previous year | -86.0% |
| 2002 | 0.042 % change on previous year | -89.1% |
| 2003 | 1.54 % change on previous year | +3556.8% |
| 2004 | 2.19 % change on previous year | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 1.8 % change on previous year | -17.5% |
| 2006 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -23.9% |
| 2007 | 1.48 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2008 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -182.5% |
| 2009 | -5.69 % change on previous year | +365.0% |
| 2010 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -172.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0237 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2012 | 1.37 % change on previous year | +5700.6% |
| 2013 | 2 % change on previous year | +45.8% |
| 2014 | 0.2963 % change on previous year | -85.2% |
| 2015 | 1.56 % change on previous year | +426.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7539 % change on previous year | -51.7% |
| 2017 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +122.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6432 % change on previous year | -61.6% |
| 2019 | -0.4022 % change on previous year | -162.5% |
| 2020 | -4.15 % change on previous year | +931.2% |
| 2021 | 2.56 % change on previous year | -161.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9548 % change on previous year | -62.7% |
| 2023 | 1.68 % change on previous year | +75.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0838 % change on previous year | -95.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +5700.6% | 0.0237 % change on previous year | 1.37 % change on previous year |
| 2003 | +3556.8% | 0.042 % change on previous year | 1.54 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | -931.2% | -0.4022 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year |
| 2000 | +927.8% | -0.334 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.68 % change on previous year | -1.22 % change on previous year | 8.41 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1980s | 4.31 % change on previous year | 2.82 % change on previous year | 6.66 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.27 % change on previous year | 4.84 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.4657 % change on previous year | -5.69 % change on previous year | 2.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2 % change on previous year | -0.4022 % change on previous year | 4.1 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.226 % change on previous year | -4.15 % change on previous year | 2.56 % change on previous year | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 207 Netherlands Antilles (former) 0.2477 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Moldova 0.103 % change on previous year compare
- 208 Republic of Moldova 0.103 % change on previous year compare
- 211 New Zealand -0.1264 % change on previous year compare
- 212 Finland -0.154 % change on previous year compare
- 213 Germany -0.2386 % change on previous year compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0491 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate in Japan was 0.0838 % change on previous year in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.41 % change on previous year in 1972.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.69 % change on previous year in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.