Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) in Japan
Japan: Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) was 0.0068 million USD per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita in Japan, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per person.
Analysis
In 2023, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Japan stood at 0.0068 million USD per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Japan peaked at 0.0104 million USD per person in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0007 million USD per person, in 1970.
That places Japan 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita (capita US) in Japan, year by year
| Year | million USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0007 million USD per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0008 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1972 | 0.001 million USD per person | +28.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +36.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0014 million USD per person | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 million USD per person | -3.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0015 million USD per person | +12.9% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 million USD per person | +18.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0025 million USD per person | +38.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0026 million USD per person | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0027 million USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +8.8% |
| 1982 | 0.0027 million USD per person | -8.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 million USD per person | +8.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0031 million USD per person | +8.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 million USD per person | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0047 million USD per person | +42.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0056 million USD per person | +18.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +20.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0067 million USD per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0069 million USD per person | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +13.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0088 million USD per person | +7.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0094 million USD per person | +6.5% |
| 1995 | 0.0104 million USD per person | +10.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 million USD per person | -11.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0083 million USD per person | -9.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0074 million USD per person | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0088 million USD per person | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0073 million USD per person | -17.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0068 million USD per person | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0074 million USD per person | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0081 million USD per person | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0081 million USD per person | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0077 million USD per person | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0078 million USD per person | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0085 million USD per person | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0079 million USD per person | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0093 million USD per person | +18.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0095 million USD per person | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0097 million USD per person | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0079 million USD per person | -18.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0075 million USD per person | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0072 million USD per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.008 million USD per person | +11.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0079 million USD per person | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 million USD per person | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0082 million USD per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.008 million USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0084 million USD per person | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0065 million USD per person | -21.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0068 million USD per person | +3.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.0068 million USD per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0036 million USD per person, 1.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.0068 million USD per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0006 million USD per person, 11.6× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0015 million USD per person | 0.0007 million USD per person | 0.0026 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0041 million USD per person | 0.0027 million USD per person | 0.0068 million USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0084 million USD per person | 0.0069 million USD per person | 0.0104 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0078 million USD per person | 0.0068 million USD per person | 0.0088 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0083 million USD per person | 0.0072 million USD per person | 0.0097 million USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 million USD per person | 0.0065 million USD per person | 0.0084 million USD per person | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Japan?
- Value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita in Japan was 0.0068 million USD per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0104 million USD per person in 1995.
- What is the lowest value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0007 million USD per person in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is value added (total manufacturing) — value us$, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Value Added (Total Manufacturing) — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.