Tourism contribution to GDP in Japan
Japan: Tourism contribution to GDP was 1.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Tourism contribution to GDP in Japan, 2008–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tourism contribution to gdp in Japan is 1.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 100.0% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tourism contribution to gdp in Japan peaked at 2.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2021.
Japan ranks 86th of 100 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Tourism contribution to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.9% | — |
| 2009 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2011 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | -5.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | -60.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6% | -25.0% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | +100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 3 |
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- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -0.2994 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tourism contribution to gdp in Japan?
- Tourism contribution to gdp in Japan was 1.2% in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest tourism contribution to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2021.
- How does Japan rank for tourism contribution to gdp?
- Japan ranks 86th out of 100 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tourism contribution to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tourism contribution to GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's GDP that comes directly from tourism, including spending by visitors and the industries that serve them.