Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Japan
Japan: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 53.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Japan, 1970–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Japan is 53.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Japan peaked at 57.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 44.6%, in 1970.
Japan ranks 137th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 44.6% | — |
| 1971 | 45.7% | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 46.1% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 45.7% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 46.3% | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 48.7% | +5.2% |
| 1976 | 49.0% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 49.2% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 49.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 49.8% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 50.9% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 51.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 50.7% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 50.4% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 50.1% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 49.3% | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 49.3% | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 49.3% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 48.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 49.5% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 50.5% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 51.5% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 53.3% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 52.7% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 54.0% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 56.9% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 56.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 56.9% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.6% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 53.8% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.6% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 53.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 52.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 53.6% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.4% | 44.6% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.2% | 49.3% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 48.8% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 52.7% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 53.5% | 57.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.6% | 54.5% | 5 |
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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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Japan?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Japan was 53.1% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 57.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.6% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Japan ranks 137th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.