Manufacturing value added to gdp in Japan
Japan: Manufacturing value added to gdp was 18.82 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.82
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
28th
of 202 countries
All-time high
23.54
in 1995
All-time low
18.82
in 2024
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Japan, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Japan recorded 18.82 for manufacturing value added to gdp in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufacturing value added to gdp in Japan peaked at 23.54 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 18.82, in 2024.
Japan ranks 28th of 202 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Manufacturing value added to gdp in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 23.39 | — |
| 1995 | 23.54 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 23.46 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 23.3 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 22.7 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 22.04 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 22.18 | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 21.13 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 20.58 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 20.73 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 20.97 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 21.07 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 21.15 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 21.75 | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 21.29 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 19.06 | -10.5% |
| 2010 | 20.87 | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 19.68 | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 19.73 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 19.18 | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 19.41 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 20.07 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 20.03 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 20.14 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.33 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.05 | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 19.78 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.68 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 18.82 | -4.3% |
| 2023 | 19.49 | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 18.82 | -3.4% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 18.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.49, 2.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Japan's 18.82 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.07, 2.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.07 | 22.04 | 23.54 | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.99 | 19.06 | 22.18 | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.95 | 19.18 | 20.87 | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.32 | 18.82 | 19.78 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is manufacturing value added to gdp in Japan?
- Manufacturing value added to gdp in Japan was 18.82 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.54 in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufacturing value added to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.82 in 2024.
- How does Japan rank for manufacturing value added to gdp?
- Japan ranks 28th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is manufacturing value added to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Manufacturing value added to gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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