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
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, All items in Japan, 1956–2020
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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 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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About this data
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).