Inflation, GDP deflator in Japan
Japan: Inflation, GDP deflator was 3.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, inflation, gdp deflator in Japan stood at 3.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 65.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Japan peaked at 20.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2010.
Japan ranks 101st of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Inflation, GDP deflator in Japan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 7.8% | — |
| 1962 | 4.2% | -46.1% |
| 1963 | 5.5% | +31.2% |
| 1964 | 5.3% | -3.3% |
| 1965 | 5.1% | -3.6% |
| 1966 | 5.0% | -3.2% |
| 1967 | 5.5% | +10.6% |
| 1968 | 4.9% | -10.5% |
| 1969 | 4.4% | -9.9% |
| 1970 | 17.4% | +292.4% |
| 1971 | 5.1% | -70.7% |
| 1972 | 5.6% | +10.1% |
| 1973 | 12.7% | +126.7% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | +63.8% |
| 1975 | 7.2% | -65.5% |
| 1976 | 8.0% | +11.6% |
| 1977 | 6.7% | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -31.8% |
| 1979 | 2.8% | -40.2% |
| 1980 | 5.4% | +97.6% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | -46.5% |
| 1982 | 1.7% | -40.6% |
| 1983 | 1.0% | -40.6% |
| 1984 | 1.3% | +30.8% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | -11.3% |
| 1986 | 1.6% | +32.8% |
| 1987 | -0.2% | -115.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -304.1% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +332.6% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | +17.7% |
| 1991 | 3.0% | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 1.7% | -42.5% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -66.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -53.0% |
| 1995 | -0.6% | -332.4% |
| 1996 | -0.1% | -84.4% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | -178.9% |
| 1998 | -0.2% | -328.3% |
| 1999 | -1.3% | +645.6% |
| 2000 | -1.2% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | -1.0% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | -1.4% | +37.8% |
| 2003 | -1.8% | +26.9% |
| 2004 | -1.3% | -29.0% |
| 2005 | -1.3% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | -0.9% | -28.2% |
| 2007 | -1.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | -0.5% | -48.5% |
| 2010 | -1.9% | +308.3% |
| 2011 | -1.6% | -17.5% |
| 2012 | -0.8% | -49.5% |
| 2013 | -0.2% | -77.5% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -1073.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -71.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -96.3% |
| 2018 | -0.1% | -649.9% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -756.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +57.1% |
| 2021 | -0.0% | -103.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -1536.4% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +618.9% |
| 2024 | 3.2% | -29.9% |
| 2025 | 3.4% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 7.8% | 9 |
| 1970s | 9.1% | 2.8% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -0.2% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6% | -1.3% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -1.8% | -0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -1.9% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | -0.0% | 4.6% | 6 |
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- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 38,619 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 133.3 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 4.79 million constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate -2.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2679 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inflation, gdp deflator in Japan?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Japan was 3.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 20.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2010.
- How does Japan rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Japan ranks 101st out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.