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Consumer price level index in Japan

Consumer prices in Japan stood at 89 (EU = 100) in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1995.

Price level of household consumption (EU = 100) Index, EU27 (from 2020) = 100 Data: 1995 to 2024 Source: Eurostat

Japan, 2024 89 Index, EU27 (from 2020) = 100

Change from 2023 −5points 2023: 94 (EU = 100)

European Union, 2024 100 (EU = 100) Official aggregate

Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 108 (EU = 100) Middle value of 29 countries

Position in 2024 22nd of 39 See the full ranking

Consumer price level index in Japan over time

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Index, EU27 (from 2020) = 100. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Price level of household consumption (EU = 100) (index, EU27 (from 2020) = 100), 2000 to 2024
Period	Japan	European Union
2024	89 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2023	94 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2022	107 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2021	118 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2020	127 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2019	128 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2018	114 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2017	118 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2016	125 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2015	102 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2014	98 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2013	104 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2012	138 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2011	129 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2010	127 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2009	115 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2008	100 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2007	96 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2006	109 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2005	119 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2004	130 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2003	137 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2002	163 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2001	182 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)
2000	204 (EU = 100)	100 (EU = 100)

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of −5 points from 94 (EU = 100) in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 98 (EU = 100), the figure has changed by −9 points.
Among the 39 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 22nd highest value.
The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 100 (EU = 100).

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All statistics for Japan

GDP per capita in PPS 83 (EU = 100) 2024 · Eurostat OECD monthly CPI inflation 2.1% September 2026 · OECD Consumer price inflation 3.2% 2025 · World Bank Consumer price index 118.0 (2010 = 100) 2025 · World Bank Inflation measured by the GDP deflator 3.4% 2025 · World Bank Exchange rate to the US dollar 149.658 per US$ 2025 · World Bank

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Original producer: Eurostat
Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code: prc_ppp_ind · dataset details · view at source
Selection: freq=A na_item=PLI_EU27_2020 ppp_cat=A01
Observation period: 1995 to 2024 for Japan
Provider update: 10 July 2025
Retrieved: 9 November 2026
Published here: 9 November 2026
Licence: Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution: Source: Eurostat

How Japan compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 39 countries with a value for 2024.

19 Malta 93 (EU = 100)
20 Slovenia 91 (EU = 100)
21 Spain 91 (EU = 100)
22 Japan 89 (EU = 100)
23 Portugal 85 (EU = 100)
24 Greece 83 (EU = 100)
25 Slovakia 81 (EU = 100)

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What this measures

Price level index for actual individual consumption, comparing the cost of the same basket of consumer goods and services between countries, with the EU average set to 100. A value above 100 means the country is more expensive than the EU average.

Population covered: Household and government individual consumption

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