Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Japan

The GDP deflator for Japan changed by 3.4% in 2025.

Measure: Inflation measured by the GDP deflator Unit: Annual % change Data: 1961 to 2025 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2025 3.4% Annual % change
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 3.2%
World, 2025 3.3% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025 3.1% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2025 89th of 186 See the full ranking

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator in Japan over time

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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Inflation measured by the GDP deflator (annual % change), 2001 to 2025
Period JapanWorld
2025 3.4% 3.3%
2024 3.2% 4.1%
2023 4.6% 5.0%
2022 0.6% 7.3%
2021 0.0% 4.6%
2020 1.2% 2.0%
2019 0.8% 2.4%
2018 -0.1% 2.8%
2017 0.0% 3.0%
2016 0.6% 2.0%
2015 2.1% 2.3%
2014 1.7% 2.0%
2013 -0.2% 2.3%
2012 -0.8% 3.6%
2011 -1.6% 5.5%
2010 -1.9% 4.2%
2009 -0.5% 2.0%
2008 -0.9% 7.9%
2007 -1.0% 6.0%
2006 -0.9% 5.9%
2005 -1.3% 5.8%
2004 -1.3% 5.6%
2003 -1.8% 4.0%
2002 -1.4% 3.6%
2001 -1.0% 3.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 3.2% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 2.1%, the figure has changed by +1.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 89th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2025 was 3.3%.

Source and dates

Original producer
World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
NY.GDP.DEFL.KD.ZG · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1961 to 2025 for Japan
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: World Bank and OECD national accounts data, from national statistical offices