Industry share of GDP in Japan

Industry, including construction, produced 26.8% of GDP in Japan in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1994.

Measure: Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1994 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Japan, 2024 26.8% % of GDP
Change from 2023 −0.9percentage points 2023: 27.7%
World, 2024 25.4% Official aggregate
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024 23.4% Middle value of 35 countries
Position in 2024 68th of 189 See the full ranking

Industry 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.

Industry, including construction, as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period JapanWorld
2025 – 25.0%
2024 26.8% 25.4%
2023 27.7% 26.2%
2022 27.1% 27.2%
2021 28.5% 27.0%
2020 29.0% 25.9%
2019 29.1% 26.6%
2018 29.4% 27.2%
2017 29.4% 26.7%
2016 29.3% 26.2%
2015 29.3% 26.8%
2014 28.1% 27.7%
2013 27.1% 27.9%
2012 27.2% 28.2%
2011 27.2% 28.2%
2010 28.8% 27.6%
2009 27.5% 26.6%
2008 29.0% 28.2%
2007 29.6% 27.8%
2006 29.4% 27.7%
2005 29.4% 27.2%
2004 29.9% 26.8%
2003 30.0% 26.4%
2002 30.4% 26.4%
2001 31.3% 26.9%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 27.7% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 28.1%, the figure has changed by −1.3 percentage points.
  • Among the 189 countries with data for 2024, Japan has the 68th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 25.4%.

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
NV.IND.TOTL.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1994 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