Machinery and transport equipment in Japan
Japan: Machinery and transport equipment was 47.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Japan, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Japan recorded 47.4% for machinery and transport equipment in 2023. That is the highest value across all 61 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Japan peaked at 47.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 1966.
Japan ranks 2nd of 149 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 19.1% | — |
| 1964 | 19.3% | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 19.1% | -1.2% |
| 1966 | 18.7% | -1.7% |
| 1967 | 19.8% | +5.7% |
| 1968 | 21.6% | +9.2% |
| 1969 | 21.0% | -2.8% |
| 1970 | 21.7% | +3.4% |
| 1971 | 21.7% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 21.1% | -2.9% |
| 1973 | 20.9% | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 21.3% | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 22.1% | +3.6% |
| 1976 | 21.9% | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 21.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 20.8% | -5.2% |
| 1979 | 20.4% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 21.2% | +3.6% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 23.9% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | -4.7% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | -2.8% |
| 1988 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 23.6% | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 24.9% | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 24.6% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 23.2% | -3.2% |
| 1994 | 30.9% | +33.1% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 33.4% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 33.0% | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 32.9% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.0% | +6.5% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 36.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 39.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 35.3% | -10.1% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 43.3% | +15.5% |
| 2012 | 38.1% | -12.0% |
| 2013 | 38.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 45.2% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 45.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 44.6% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 44.2% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +1.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 47.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 2.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Japan's 47.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.0%, 2.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Machinery and transport equipment 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +33.1% | 23.2% | 30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.8% | 18.7% | 21.6% | 7 |
| 1970s | 21.4% | 20.4% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 21.2% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 23.2% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 32.9% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.5% | 37.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.2% | 42.7% | 47.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 machinery and transport equipment in Japan?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Japan was 47.4% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 47.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 1966.
- How does Japan rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).