Real GDP growth in Japan
Real GDP in Japan changed by 1.2% in 2025.
Japan, 2025
1.2%
Change from 2024
+1.4percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
1.4%
Position in 2025
153rd of 186
Real GDP growth 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.
| Period | Japan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.2% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | -0.2% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -4.3% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | -0.2% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | -5.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | -1.2% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 1.4% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.4 percentage points from -0.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 1.8%, the figure has changed by −0.6 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Japan has the 153rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Japan
All statistics for Japan
GDP in US dollars
US$4.44 trillion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in PPS
83 (EU = 100)
2024 · Eurostat
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$35,951 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$48,283 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$38,340 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
71.4%
2024 · World Bank