National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in Japan
Japan: National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and was 1.2 Percent per annum in 2020. ◆ Volatile
National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and in Japan, 1956–2020
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percent per annum.
Analysis
The most recent figure for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in Japan is 1.2 Percent per annum, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 487.3% on the previous year and up 478.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in Japan peaked at 29.56 Percent per annum in 1974 and was at its lowest, -2.4 Percent per annum, in 2000.
That places Japan 34th out of 38 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, Food and in Japan, year by year
| Year | Percent per annum | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1956 | -1.07 Percent per annum | — |
| 1957 | 3.98 Percent per annum | -472.6% |
| 1958 | -1.15 Percent per annum | -128.8% |
| 1959 | 0.6879 Percent per annum | -160.0% |
| 1960 | 4.27 Percent per annum | +520.7% |
| 1961 | 6.58 Percent per annum | +54.2% |
| 1962 | 9.45 Percent per annum | +43.5% |
| 1963 | 10.4 Percent per annum | +10.1% |
| 1964 | 3.95 Percent per annum | -62.0% |
| 1965 | 9.38 Percent per annum | +137.4% |
| 1966 | 3.99 Percent per annum | -57.5% |
| 1967 | 4.83 Percent per annum | +21.1% |
| 1968 | 6.63 Percent per annum | +37.4% |
| 1969 | 6.17 Percent per annum | -6.9% |
| 1970 | 8.98 Percent per annum | +45.5% |
| 1971 | 4.86 Percent per annum | -45.9% |
| 1972 | 3.23 Percent per annum | -33.4% |
| 1973 | 13.59 Percent per annum | +320.3% |
| 1974 | 29.56 Percent per annum | +117.5% |
| 1975 | 12.66 Percent per annum | -57.2% |
| 1976 | 8.81 Percent per annum | -30.4% |
| 1977 | 6.99 Percent per annum | -20.7% |
| 1978 | 3.11 Percent per annum | -55.5% |
| 1979 | 1.91 Percent per annum | -38.5% |
| 1980 | 5.79 Percent per annum | +202.9% |
| 1981 | 5.12 Percent per annum | -11.6% |
| 1982 | 1.27 Percent per annum | -75.3% |
| 1983 | 1.92 Percent per annum | +51.4% |
| 1984 | 2.25 Percent per annum | +17.4% |
| 1985 | 1.46 Percent per annum | -35.1% |
| 1986 | -0.2171 Percent per annum | -114.9% |
| 1987 | -1.53 Percent per annum | +603.8% |
| 1988 | 0.801 Percent per annum | -152.4% |
| 1989 | 2.09 Percent per annum | +160.7% |
| 1990 | 4.68 Percent per annum | +124.0% |
| 1991 | 5.59 Percent per annum | +19.5% |
| 1992 | -0.0054 Percent per annum | -100.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9271 Percent per annum | -17319.3% |
| 1994 | 0.6963 Percent per annum | -24.9% |
| 1995 | -1.69 Percent per annum | -342.3% |
| 1996 | -0.0684 Percent per annum | -95.9% |
| 1997 | 1.64 Percent per annum | -2489.7% |
| 1998 | 1.85 Percent per annum | +13.3% |
| 1999 | -0.8123 Percent per annum | -143.9% |
| 2000 | -2.4 Percent per annum | +195.1% |
| 2001 | -0.6143 Percent per annum | -74.4% |
| 2002 | -1.11 Percent per annum | +81.3% |
| 2003 | -0.1537 Percent per annum | -86.2% |
| 2004 | 1.13 Percent per annum | -835.0% |
| 2005 | -1.32 Percent per annum | -217.2% |
| 2006 | 0.6088 Percent per annum | -146.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3476 Percent per annum | -42.9% |
| 2008 | 2.97 Percent per annum | +754.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0772 Percent per annum | -97.4% |
| 2010 | -0.3173 Percent per annum | -510.8% |
| 2011 | -0.427 Percent per annum | +34.6% |
| 2012 | 0.2071 Percent per annum | -148.5% |
| 2013 | -0.1827 Percent per annum | -188.2% |
| 2014 | 4.28 Percent per annum | -2443.9% |
| 2015 | 3.57 Percent per annum | -16.5% |
| 2016 | 2.06 Percent per annum | -42.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7035 Percent per annum | -65.8% |
| 2018 | 1.62 Percent per annum | +130.5% |
| 2019 | 0.2044 Percent per annum | -87.4% |
| 2020 | 1.2 Percent per annum | +487.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.2 Percent per annum is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.96 Percent per annum, 41% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +17319.3% | -0.0054 Percent per annum | 0.9271 Percent per annum |
| 1997 | +2489.7% | -0.0684 Percent per annum | 1.64 Percent per annum |
| 2014 | +2443.9% | -0.1827 Percent per annum | 4.28 Percent per annum |
| 2004 | +835.0% | -0.1537 Percent per annum | 1.13 Percent per annum |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6128 Percent per annum | -1.15 Percent per annum | 3.98 Percent per annum | 4 |
| 1960s | 6.57 Percent per annum | 3.95 Percent per annum | 10.4 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.37 Percent per annum | 1.91 Percent per annum | 29.56 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.89 Percent per annum | -1.53 Percent per annum | 5.79 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.28 Percent per annum | -1.69 Percent per annum | 5.59 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.0469 Percent per annum | -2.4 Percent per annum | 2.97 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.17 Percent per annum | -0.427 Percent per annum | 4.28 Percent per annum | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2 Percent per annum | 1.2 Percent per annum | 1.2 Percent per annum | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 Luxembourg 1.98 Percent per annum compare
- 32 France 1.29 Percent per annum compare
- 33 India 1.25 Percent per annum compare
- 35 United States of America 1.17 Percent per annum compare
- 36 Brazil 0.8703 Percent per annum compare
- 37 Saudi Arabia 0.8165 Percent per annum compare
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, food and in Japan?
- National cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and in Japan was 1.2 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, food and recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 29.56 Percent per annum in 1974.
- What is the lowest national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4 Percent per annum in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 38 countries with data for 2020.
- Is national cpi, growth rate over one year, all countries, food and rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 478.4%. 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, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, 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 Food and non-alcoholic beverages (COICOP 1999). For countries for which data are already available according to the COICOP 2018 classification, statistics on CPIs for Food and non-alcoholic beverages can be found in dataset National CPI, Growth rate over one year, All countries, Food and non-alcoholic beverages, COICOP 2018. Data are available monthly for all the countries except for Australia and New Zealand (quarterly data).