Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2023
| | Country statistical profile: Japan 2023 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 40 909 | 40 643 | 41 531 | 42 265 | 42 427 | 41 867 | 42 895 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 42 518 | 42 057 | 43 068 | 43 881 | 44 089 | 43 388 | 44 977 | .. |
| | Household disposable income per capita | Annual growth % | 0.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 3.7 | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 0.6 | -0.4 | -4.3 | 2.2 | 1.0 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 0.1 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 11.4 | 7.8 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | -3.6 | -0.1 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .. |
| | Industry including energy | % | 23.5 | 23.3 | 23.5 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 23.4 | .. |
| | Construction | % | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | .. |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 20.8 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 20.7 | 20.4 | 18.7 | 19.2 | .. |
| | Information, communication | % | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | .. |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.3 | .. |
| | Real estate | % | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 12.3 | 12.0 | .. |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.0 | 8.1 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | .. |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.0 | 16.2 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 17.0 | .. |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -3.7 | -3.6 | -3.1 | -2.5 | -3.0 | -9.1 | -6.2 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 233.3 | 231.4 | 230.3 | 234.2 | 234.8 | 257.0 | 256.0 | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 35.2 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 35.8 | 35.7 | 37.0 | 38.1 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 39.0 | 38.6 | 38.3 | 38.3 | 38.9 | 47.2 | 44.5 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.7 | |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.6 | |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 21.9 | 22.0 | 22.1 | 22.2 | 22.8 | 24.9 | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.4 | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.7 | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.34 | 0.39 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30.9 | 31.5 | 31.5 | 33.2 | .. | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.9 | 7.0 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 32.3 | 32.4 | 32.5 | 32.7 | 32.7 | 32.6 | 32.6 | 32.6 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 18.0 | 15.3 | 16.8 | 18.3 | 17.8 | 15.8 | 18.7 | .. |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 17.4 | 16.1 | 17.6 | 18.3 | 17.5 | 15.5 | 18.2 | .. |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -22.6 | 34.1 | 25.7 | -9.3 | -16.1 | 4.8 | -15.9 | -155.9 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 648.4 | 607.8 | 673.1 | 747.9 | 721.8 | 633.2 | 770.6 | 901.0 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 625.8 | 642.3 | 698.7 | 738.9 | 705.7 | 638.6 | 755.5 | 747.4 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -16.0 | -10.4 | -6.2 | -9.2 | -9.9 | -34.2 | -38.7 | -41.2 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 178.6 | 186.2 | 193.0 | 203.4 | 219.4 | 198.2 | 209.5 | 210.7 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 162.7 | 175.8 | 186.9 | 194.1 | 209.4 | 164.0 | 170.8 | 169.5 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 3.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 1 228 767 | 1 315 221 | 1 497 525 | 1 568 766 | 1 780 246 | 1 836 957 | 1 886 148 | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 174 146 | 196 614 | 202 441 | 204 524 | 223 810 | 250 070 | 237 794 | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -2 251 | 19 357 | 9 354 | 9 961 | 13 751 | 10 704 | 24 650 | 32 526 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 128 698 | 155 923 | 164 563 | 144 963 | 232 550 | 95 677 | 146 768 | 161 556 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | -0.3 | 2.5 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.6 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.9 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -7.2 | -10.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 1.3 | -4.2 | 4.0 | 17.1 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -2.2 | -3.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 4.3 | 7.5 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 0.35 | -0.07 | 0.05 | 0.07 | -0.11 | -0.01 | 0.07 | 0.23 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | JPY per USD | 103.47 | 105.52 | 105.10 | 104.16 | 104.23 | 102.43 | 102.05 | 97.57 |
| | Exchange rates | JPY per USD | 121.04 | 108.79 | 112.17 | 110.42 | 109.01 | 106.77 | 109.75 | 131.50 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 97 | 112 | 109 | 108 | 113 | 113 | 107 | 92 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 432.4 | 428.5 | 431.1 | 424.4 | 413.2 | 384.8 | 402.5 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 21 953.8 | 21 555.4 | 23 633.0 | 24 736.3 | 26 115.2 | 26 762.0 | 28 457.1 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 54.20 | 41.79 | 54.42 | 72.85 | 66.78 | 46.85 | 70.25 | 102.11 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 76.8 | 73.0 | 72.5 | 74.0 | 69.1 | 70.1 | 69.8 | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 79 851 | 79 628 | 79 336 | 79 051 | 78 456 | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 3 492 | 3 264 | 3 258 | 3 415 | 3 268 | 3 164 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 1 106 | 1 068 | 1 023 | 1 035 | 947 | 996 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 43 981 | 43 170 | 42 894 | 42 727 | 42 737 | 41 669 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 346 | 340 | 339 | 338 | 339 | 330 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 1 152 | 1 139 | 1 124 | 1 085 | 1 048 | 990 | 1 007 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 56 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 9 050 | 8 734 | 8 847 | 8 938 | 9 379 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 069 | 10 913 | 11 054 | 11 281 | 11 493 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 19 180 | 18 668 | 18 888 | 19 225 | 19 504 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 40.3 | 42.1 | 42.4 | 45.7 | 47.1 | 46.1 | 46.5 | 46.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 82.7 | 83.6 | 84.5 | 85.7 | 86.5 | 86.1 | 86.0 | 86.5 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 70.1 | 71.6 | 73.6 | 75.5 | 76.7 | 77.0 | 77.1 | 78.1 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 23.9 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 25.6 | 25.1 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 9.8 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 11.1 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.3 | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.4 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 35.5 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 28.0 | 35.8 | 35.6 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.2 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 719 | 1 714 | 1 709 | 1 680 | 1 644 | 1 597 | 1 607 | 1 607 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 168 514 | 162 761 | 168 668 | 172 586 | 171 841 | 167 082 | 172 062 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 127 095 | 126 933 | 126 706 | 126 443 | 126 167 | 126 146 | 125 502 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.2 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 11.8 | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 26.6 | 27.3 | 27.7 | 28.1 | 28.4 | 28.6 | 28.9 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | .. | |||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.1 | 81.3 | 81.4 | 81.6 | 81.5 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 87.0 | 87.1 | 87.3 | 87.3 | 87.4 | 87.7 | 87.6 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.7 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | 23.8 | 25.4 | 25.9 | 26.7 | 27.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 17.0 | 15.6 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 14.6 | 15.4 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 225 835 | 231 579 | 232 492 | 229 836 | 233 829 | 231 760 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 1 307 421 | 1 323 278 | 1 342 330 | 1 359 535 | 1 344 661 | 1 032 651 | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | .. |
| Last updated: 10 July 2023; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||