Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2013
| | Country statistical profile: Japan 2013 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 30 446 | 31 742 | 33 342 | 33 500 | 31 627 | 33 512 | 33 834 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 31 156 | 32 649 | 34 469 | 34 622 | 32 505 | 34 413 | 34 890 | |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -1.2 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 0.6 | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.2 | -1.0 | -5.5 | 4.7 | -0.6 | |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.3 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -4.1 | -10.6 | -0.2 | 1.1 | |
| | Economic structure - value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing: share of real value added | % | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .. |
| | Industry: share of real value added | % | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.4 | 21.9 | 20.3 | 22.1 | 20.5 | .. |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business: share of real value added | % | 16.9 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.3 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 17.0 | .. |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -4.8 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -1.9 | -8.8 | -8.3 | -8.9 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 180.2 | 180.0 | 180.0 | 184.2 | 207.3 | 210.6 | 228.0 | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 31.6 | 34.7 | 33.7 | 35.1 | 33.1 | 32.4 | 33.1 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 36.4 | 36.0 | 35.8 | 36.9 | 41.9 | 40.7 | 42.0 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 7.9 | .. | .. |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.5 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.7 | .. | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 18.6 | 18.5 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 22.2 | 22.3 | .. | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 10.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.20 | 0.18 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 27.3 | 28.1 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 27.0 | 27.6 | .. | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 9.2 | 9.9 | 10.4 | 9.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.6 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.3 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 18.5 | 19.4 | 20.2 | 20.2 | 20.0 | 20.6 | 21.0 | 21.2 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 12.9 | 14.9 | 16.1 | 17.5 | 12.3 | 14.0 | 16.1 | |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 14.3 | 16.2 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 12.7 | 15.2 | 15.1 | |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 79.1 | 67.7 | 92.1 | 18.9 | 28.7 | 75.7 | -31.3 | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 515.9 | 579.1 | 622.2 | 762.5 | 552.0 | 694.1 | 855.4 | 885.8 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 594.9 | 646.7 | 714.3 | 781.4 | 580.7 | 769.8 | 823.2 | 798.6 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -24.0 | -18.2 | -21.2 | -20.7 | -20.4 | -16.1 | -22.1 | -31.2 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 134.4 | 135.5 | 150.2 | 169.4 | 148.7 | 157.4 | 167.8 | 176.7 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 110.4 | 117.3 | 129.0 | 148.7 | 128.2 | 141.3 | 145.7 | 145.5 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 386 581 | 449 567 | 542 614 | 680 331 | 740 965 | 831 110 | 955 854 | 1 037 700 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 100 899 | 107 634 | 132 851 | 203 372 | 200 151 | 214 890 | 225 785 | 205 754 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 2 778 | -6 503 | 22 548 | 24 417 | 11 938 | -1 251 | -1 758 | 1 730 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 45 831 | 50 243 | 73 545 | 127 981 | 74 698 | 56 276 | 114 300 | 122 515 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | -0.3 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.6 | -1.2 | -0.9 | -0.5 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -1.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 0.0 | -0.3 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 3.4 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 9.3 | -11.2 | 2.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 0.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 4.1 | -4.8 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -1.8 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 1.35 | 1.74 | 1.67 | 1.47 | 1.33 | 1.15 | 1.10 | 0.84 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | JPY per USD | 129.55 | 124.86 | 120.22 | 116.85 | 116.35 | 112.42 | 108.81 | 105.97 |
| | Exchange rates | JPY per USD | 110.22 | 116.30 | 117.75 | 103.36 | 93.57 | 87.78 | 79.81 | 79.79 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 116 | 107 | 99 | 107 | 122 | 125 | 129 | 131 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 520.5 | 519.8 | 515.2 | 495.4 | 472.1 | 496.8 | 458.1 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.12 | .. |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 51.57 | 64.03 | 70.09 | 100.98 | 61.29 | 79.43 | 109.30 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 14.3 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 13.5 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 57.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 83 420 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 83 100 | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 4 511 | 4 511 | 4 436 | 4 416 | 4 200 | 3 986 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 1 254 | 1 224 | 1 284 | 1 188 | 1 243 | 1 101 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 52 720 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 110 | 48 110 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 410 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 380 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 1 221 | 1 205 | 1 242 | 1 154 | 1 096 | 1 143 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 39.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 44.8 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 502 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 957 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 9.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.9 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | 9.1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 9.9 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 40.9 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 41.4 | 39.9 | 39.2 | 39.1 | 38.5 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 79.0 | 79.6 | 80.2 | 80.2 | 79.6 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.5 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 63.9 | 64.7 | 66.1 | 66.3 | 65.5 | 65.2 | 65.1 | 65.4 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 18.3 | 18.0 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 20.3 | 20.2 | 20.6 | 20.5 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 14.7 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 11.8 | |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 14.5 | 13.8 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 11.9 | 12.6 | |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 14.9 | 13.6 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 11.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.4 | |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.6 | |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.0 | |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 33.3 | 33.0 | 32.0 | 33.3 | 28.5 | 37.6 | 39.4 | 38.5 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | -0.5 | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -3.8 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 775 | 1 784 | 1 785 | 1 771 | 1 714 | 1 733 | 1 728 | 1 745 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 128 695 | 134 844 | 139 916 | 138 684 | 126 872 | 128 685 | 133 226 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 127 768 | 127 770 | 127 771 | 127 692 | 127 510 | 128 057 | 127 799 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 13.8 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.3 | 13.1 | 13.1 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 20.2 | 20.8 | 21.5 | 22.1 | 22.7 | 23.0 | 23.3 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 1.7 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 82.0 | 82.4 | 82.6 | 82.7 | 83.0 | 82.9 | 82.7 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 78.6 | 79.0 | 79.2 | 79.3 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 79.4 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 85.5 | 85.8 | 86.0 | 86.1 | 86.4 | 86.3 | 85.9 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 25.3 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 11.4 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.4 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 357 792 | 369 726 | 378 134 | 368 676 | 353 263 | 338 983 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 1 324 220 | 1 313 558 | 1 324 606 | 1 310 492 | 1 322 973 | 1 319 368 | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 70 | 65 | 52 | 47 | 45 | 45 | .. | .. |
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2013 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2013-en) | ||||||||||