National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Japan

Japan: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items was 0.114 Percent per annum in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.114 Percent per annum
Change on year
down 74.9%
World rank
33rd
of 33 countries
All-time high
20.62 Percent per annum
in 1974
All-time low
-1.1 Percent per annum
in 2010
Years of data
65
1956–2020

National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Japan, 1956–2020

05101520195619882020

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.

Analysis

In 2020, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Japan stood at 0.114 Percent per annum.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 74.9% on the previous year and up 110.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Japan peaked at 20.62 Percent per annum in 1974 and was at its lowest, -1.1 Percent per annum, in 2010.

That places Japan 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Japan, year by year

Annual values for National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index in Japan, 1956 to 2020.
Year Percent per annum Change
1956 0.5632 Percent per annum
1957 2.03 Percent per annum +261.1%
1958 0.0122 Percent per annum -99.4%
1959 1.54 Percent per annum +12461.0%
1960 3.13 Percent per annum +104.0%
1961 5.28 Percent per annum +68.5%
1962 6.91 Percent per annum +30.8%
1963 6.6 Percent per annum -4.5%
1964 4.22 Percent per annum -36.0%
1965 6.7 Percent per annum +58.8%
1966 5.81 Percent per annum -13.3%
1967 4.3 Percent per annum -26.0%
1968 5.5 Percent per annum +27.9%
1969 5.52 Percent per annum +0.4%
1970 6.88 Percent per annum +24.6%
1971 7.01 Percent per annum +2.0%
1972 5.6 Percent per annum -20.2%
1973 11.5 Percent per annum +105.5%
1974 20.62 Percent per annum +79.4%
1975 11.33 Percent per annum -45.1%
1976 9.78 Percent per annum -13.6%
1977 8.55 Percent per annum -12.6%
1978 5.32 Percent per annum -37.8%
1979 3.91 Percent per annum -26.5%
1980 5.9 Percent per annum +50.8%
1981 4.73 Percent per annum -19.7%
1982 3 Percent per annum -36.6%
1983 2.45 Percent per annum -18.2%
1984 2.77 Percent per annum +12.9%
1985 2.59 Percent per annum -6.7%
1986 1.68 Percent per annum -35.1%
1987 1.26 Percent per annum -24.9%
1988 1.01 Percent per annum -19.9%
1989 2.5 Percent per annum +147.5%
1990 2.65 Percent per annum +6.0%
1991 2.72 Percent per annum +2.7%
1992 2.45 Percent per annum -10.0%
1993 1.41 Percent per annum -42.3%
1994 0.8812 Percent per annum -37.6%
1995 0.4031 Percent per annum -54.2%
1996 0.3755 Percent per annum -6.8%
1997 1.7 Percent per annum +352.5%
1998 0.7075 Percent per annum -58.4%
1999 -0.1342 Percent per annum -119.0%
2000 -0.4872 Percent per annum +263.2%
2001 -0.8827 Percent per annum +81.2%
2002 -0.7744 Percent per annum -12.3%
2003 -0.3018 Percent per annum -61.0%
2004 -0.3891 Percent per annum +28.9%
2005 -0.3144 Percent per annum -19.2%
2006 -0.226 Percent per annum -28.1%
2007 -0.1403 Percent per annum -37.9%
2008 0.3451 Percent per annum -346.1%
2009 -0.7807 Percent per annum -326.2%
2010 -1.1 Percent per annum +41.4%
2011 -0.7541 Percent per annum -31.7%
2012 -0.4928 Percent per annum -34.7%
2013 -0.0933 Percent per annum -81.1%
2014 1.98 Percent per annum -2219.1%
2015 1.02 Percent per annum -48.4%
2016 0.404 Percent per annum -60.4%
2017 -0.0672 Percent per annum -116.6%
2018 0.1929 Percent per annum -386.9%
2019 0.4548 Percent per annum +135.8%
2020 0.114 Percent per annum -74.9%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.114 Percent per annum is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.64 Percent per annum, 4% of the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items 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.

YearChange FromTo
1959 +12461.0% 0.0122 Percent per annum 1.54 Percent per annum
2014 +2219.1% -0.0933 Percent per annum 1.98 Percent per annum
2018 +386.9% -0.0672 Percent per annum 0.1929 Percent per annum
1997 +352.5% 0.3755 Percent per annum 1.7 Percent per annum
2008 +346.1% -0.1403 Percent per annum 0.3451 Percent per annum

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 1.04 Percent per annum 0.0122 Percent per annum 2.03 Percent per annum 4
1960s 5.4 Percent per annum 3.13 Percent per annum 6.91 Percent per annum 10
1970s 9.05 Percent per annum 3.91 Percent per annum 20.62 Percent per annum 10
1980s 2.79 Percent per annum 1.01 Percent per annum 5.9 Percent per annum 10
1990s 1.32 Percent per annum -0.1342 Percent per annum 2.72 Percent per annum 10
2000s -0.3951 Percent per annum -0.8827 Percent per annum 0.3451 Percent per annum 10
2010s 0.154 Percent per annum -1.1 Percent per annum 1.98 Percent per annum 10
2020s 0.114 Percent per annum 0.114 Percent per annum 0.114 Percent per annum 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 30 Switzerland 0.713 Percent per annum compare
  2. 31 Finland 0.4532 Percent per annum compare
  3. 32 Sweden 0.157 Percent per annum compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Japan?
National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items in Japan was 0.114 Percent per annum in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 20.62 Percent per annum in 1974.
What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was -1.1 Percent per annum in 2010.
How does Japan rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items?
Japan ranks 33rd out of 33 countries with data for 2020.
Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, all items rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 110.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 1999 — Consumer price index
Unit
Percent per annum
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
47 places, 2,083 data points, 1956–2025
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This dataset contains statistics on national Consumer Price Indices for all items less food and energy (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for all items less food and energy can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items less food and energy, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).