Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2019
| Country statistical profile: Japan 2019 | |||||||||
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| | Unit | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Production and income | |||||||||
| GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 35 775 | 37 214 | 39 008 | 39 183 | 40 406 | 41 138 | 41 985 | |
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 36 789 | 38 211 | 40 318 | 40 594 | 41 958 | 42 518 | 43 521 | .. |
| Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 0.8 | .. |
| Economic growth | |||||||||
| Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | -0.1 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 0.8 |
| Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 4.2 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 3.1 | 2.7 | .. |
| Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 1.6 | -0.3 | 3.0 | .. |
| Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .. |
| Industry including energy | % | 22.1 | 21.9 | 21.7 | 22.3 | 23.6 | 23.5 | 23.5 | .. |
| Construction | % | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.8 | .. |
| Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.4 | 22.1 | 21.5 | 21.5 | 21.7 | .. |
| Information, communication | % | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | .. |
| Finance and insurance | % | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | .. |
| Real estate | % | 12.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | .. |
| Professional, scientific, support services | % | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | .. |
| Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 15.8 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 15.7 | 15.6 | .. |
| Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.3 | .. |
| Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| Government deficit | % of GDP | -9.1 | -8.3 | -7.6 | -5.4 | -3.6 | -3.5 | -3.0 | .. |
| General government debt | % of GDP | 222.0 | 230.1 | 232.9 | 238.2 | 237.1 | 235.5 | 234.3 | .. |
| General government revenues | % of GDP | 31.6 | 32.3 | 33.1 | 34.8 | 35.8 | 35.8 | 35.8 | .. |
| General government expenditures | % of GDP | 40.9 | 40.7 | 40.8 | 40.3 | 39.4 | 39.2 | 38.9 | .. |
| Expenditure | |||||||||
| Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | |
| Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
| Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 22.3 | 22.2 | 22.2 | 21.9 | 21.9 | .. | .. | .. |
| Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 9.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.23 | .. |
| Taxes | |||||||||
| Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 27.5 | 28.2 | 28.9 | 30.3 | 30.6 | 30.6 | .. | .. |
| Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 | .. |
| Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | .. |
| Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | .. |
| Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.8 | 31.3 | 31.6 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 32.4 | 32.5 | 32.6 |
| Trade | |||||||||
| Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 15.5 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 15.3 | 16.8 | .. |
| Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 14.9 | 14.5 | 15.9 | 17.5 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 17.8 | .. |
| Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -4.1 | -53.5 | -89.9 | -98.9 | -7.3 | 50.7 | 43.8 | 10.8 |
| Imports of goods | Bln USD | 794.1 | 829.8 | 784.9 | 798.7 | 629.4 | 584.3 | 644.9 | 724.8 |
| Exports of goods | Bln USD | 790.0 | 776.3 | 695.0 | 699.8 | 622.1 | 635.0 | 688.6 | 735.6 |
| Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -34.9 | -47.7 | -35.6 | -28.7 | -16.0 | -10.4 | -6.2 | -7.3 |
| Imports of services | Bln USD | 175.9 | 184.6 | 170.9 | 192.6 | 178.6 | 186.2 | 193.0 | 200.8 |
| Exports of services | Bln USD | 141.0 | 136.9 | 135.2 | 163.9 | 162.7 | 175.8 | 186.9 | 193.5 |
| Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 955 854 | 1 037 700 | 1 118 009 | 1 152 007 | 1 228 767 | 1 315 221 | 1 497 525 | 1 567 161 |
| Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 225 785 | 205 754 | 170 713 | 171 664 | 174 146 | 196 614 | 202 441 | 204 780 |
| Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -1 757 | 1 732 | 2 303 | 10 622 | -2 251 | 19 357 | 10 976 | 9 856 |
| Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 107 550 | 122 514 | 135 745 | 129 157 | 128 698 | 155 923 | 164 658 | 143 142 |
| Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | -0.8 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 5.8 | 3.7 | 5.8 | 6.5 | -7.2 | -10.2 | 5.3 | 7.0 |
| Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 1.1 | -1.7 | 0.5 | 2.8 | -2.2 | -3.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Long-term interest rates | % | 1.10 | 0.84 | 0.69 | 0.52 | 0.35 | -0.07 | 0.05 | 0.07 |
| Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| Purchasing power parities | JPY per USD | 107.45 | 104.27 | 101.30 | 103.05 | 103.45 | 102.64 | 102.47 | 101.37 |
| Exchange rates | JPY per USD | 79.81 | 79.79 | 97.60 | 105.94 | 121.04 | 108.79 | 112.17 | 110.42 |
| Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 128 | 129 | 105 | 100 | 97 | 108 | 105 | 104 |
| Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 463.9 | 454.0 | 454.7 | 439.8 | 432.1 | 427.1 | 432.0 | 426.8 |
| TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 0.09 |
| Renewable energy | Ktoe | 18 510.6 | 17 806.8 | 18 989.3 | 19 987.9 | 21 822.5 | 22 278.8 | 23 481.8 | .. |
| Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 109.30 | 114.75 | 110.61 | 104.16 | 54.20 | 41.79 | 54.42 | 72.85 |
| Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| Households with access to computers | % | 80.0 | 77.9 | 81.7 | 78.0 | 76.8 | 73.0 | 72.5 | .. |
| Households with access to internet | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Environment | |||||||||
| Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 80 897 | 80 500 | 80 170 | 80 067 | 79 851 | .. | .. | .. |
| National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 3 824 | 3 747 | 3 715 | 3 713 | 3 492 | 3 264 | 3 258 | .. |
| National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | ||||||
| Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 45 430 | 45 234 | 44 874 | 44 317 | 43 981 | 43 170 | .. | .. |
| Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 354 | 352 | 350 | 346 | 344 | 338 | .. | .. |
| CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 1 159 | 1 203 | 1 226 | 1 185 | 1 153 | 1 147 | .. | .. |
| Education | |||||||||
| Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 46 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 51 | 52 |
| Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 8 640 | 8 889 | 9 027 | 9 105 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 10 430 | 10 652 | 10 941 | 11 147 | .. | .. | .. |
| Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 18 401 | 18 828 | 19 724 | 19 547 | 19 289 | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 4.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 10.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Employment | |||||||||
| Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 38.3 | 39.5 | 40.0 | 40.3 | 42.2 | 42.6 | 46.0 | |
| Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 80.5 | 81.4 | 82.2 | 82.6 | 83.4 | 84.2 | 85.3 | |
| Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 65.5 | 66.9 | 68.7 | 70.1 | 71.6 | 73.4 | 75.3 | |
| Incidence of part-time employment | % | 20.6 | 20.5 | 21.9 | 22.7 | 22.7 | 22.8 | 22.4 | 23.9 |
| Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.4 | 10.3 | |
| Self-employment rate: male employment | % | 12.5 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11.5 | |
| Self-employment rate: female employment | % | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 8.7 | |
| Unemployment | |||||||||
| Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
| Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 39.4 | 38.5 | 41.2 | 37.6 | 35.5 | 39.5 | 36.7 | 32.0 |
| Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 0.7 | -1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.6 | .. |
| Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 728 | 1 745 | 1 734 | 1 729 | 1 719 | 1 714 | 1 709 | 1 680 |
| Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 145 223 | 145 774 | 153 595 | 158 136 | 154 488 | 149 441 | 155 090 | .. |
| Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 10.0 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | .. |
| Population | |||||||||
| Total population | '000 persons | 127 799 | 127 515 | 127 298 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Population growth rates | % | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | .. |
| Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.9 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 23.3 | 24.1 | 25.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| International migration | |||||||||
| Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Foreign population | % of population | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| 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 | 82.7 | 83.2 | 83.4 | 83.7 | 83.9 | 84.1 | 84.2 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.2 | 80.5 | 80.8 | 81.0 | 81.1 | .. |
| Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 85.9 | 86.4 | 86.6 | 86.8 | 87.0 | 87.1 | 87.3 | .. |
| Infant mortality | Per '000 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 1.9 | .. |
| Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | 25.5 | 23.7 | 24.1 | 24.7 | 23.8 | 25.4 | 25.9 | .. |
| Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 20.9 | 19.1 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 16.6 | 15.2 | .. | .. |
| Transport | |||||||||
| Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 253 954 | 230 427 | 235 163 | 231 037 | 225 835 | 231 579 | 232 492 | .. |
| Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 43 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 35 | .. |
Last updated: 29 October 2019; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). |