Investment share of GDP in Japan

Investment in Japan was equal to 27.7% of GDP in 2024.

Japan, 2024 27.7% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −0.1percentage points 2023: 27.8%
World, 2024 26.3% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 22.7% Middle value of 38 countries
Position in 2024 39th of 169 See the full ranking

Investment share of GDP in Japan over time

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

Investment (gross capital formation) as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2024
Period JapanWorld
2024 27.7% 26.3%
2023 27.8% 26.7%
2022 28.3% 27.5%
2021 27.3% 27.2%
2020 26.9% 26.5%
2019 27.3% 26.6%
2018 27.1% 26.7%
2017 26.6% 26.1%
2016 26.2% 25.7%
2015 26.6% 25.9%
2014 26.3% 25.9%
2013 25.4% 25.6%
2012 25.0% 25.5%
2011 24.5% 25.3%
2010 23.6% 24.6%
2009 23.7% 23.4%
2008 27.0% 25.5%
2007 26.8% 25.5%
2006 27.1% 25.0%
2005 27.0% 24.5%
2004 26.7% 24.1%
2003 26.8% 23.4%
2002 27.2% 23.3%
2001 29.0% 23.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 27.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 26.3%, the figure has changed by +1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 169 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 39th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 26.3%.

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
NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1970 to 2024 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