Industry (including construction), value added in Japan
Japan: Industry (including construction), value added was 26.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Industry (including construction), value added in Japan, 1994–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 26.8% for industry (including construction), value added in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Japan peaked at 34.8% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 26.8%, in 2024.
Japan ranks 72nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 34.8% | — |
| 1995 | 34.6% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 34.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | -2.4% |
| 1999 | 32.6% | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 30.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 29.4% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 27.5% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 28.8% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 27.2% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 27.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.1% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 29.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 28.5% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 27.7% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 32.6% | 34.8% | 6 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 27.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.5% | 27.1% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.8% | 29.0% | 5 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 24,141 current US$ per person (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 108.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 3.65 million current LCU per person (2024)
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- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8012 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Japan?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Japan was 26.8% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 1994.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Japan ranks 72nd out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.