Services, value added (% of GDP) in Japan
Japan: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Japan, 1994–2024
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 71.4% for services, value added in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Japan peaked at 71.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.3%, in 1994.
That places Japan 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 63.3% | — |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 65.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 66.1% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 69.2% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 69.1% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 69.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.1% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 71.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 66.2%, 1.1× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Japan's 71.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 60.2%, 1.2× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.3% | 63.3% | 65.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 66.1% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 69.1% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.6% | 69.8% | 71.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 28 Switzerland 71.7% compare
- 29 East Timor 71.6% compare
- 30 Singapore 71.6% compare
- 32 Belgium 71.2% compare
- 33 France 70.9% compare
- 34 Netherlands 70.4% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Japan?
- Services, value added in Japan was 71.4% in 2024, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.3% in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for services, value added?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.