Japan

JapanGDP growth

JP desk: Japan first; United States, China, Korea, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.

1.19%

+1.43 pp

As of 2025 | annual %

Mean
3.30%
Median
2.82%
Min
-5.94% 2009
Max
12.88% 1968
YearValue
20251.19%
2024-0.24%
20230.72%
20221.33%
20213.56%
2020-4.28%
2019-0.31%
20180.83%
20171.62%
20160.70%
20151.80%
20140.91%
20132.00%
20121.65%
2011-0.20%
20104.14%
2009-5.94%
2008-1.17%
20071.73%
20061.55%
20051.85%
20042.11%
20031.38%
20020.08%
#CountryGDP growthChangeYear
8Taiwan8.70%+3.40 pp2025
55China4.96%+0.00 pp2025
141United States2.16%−0.63 pp2025164Euro area1.41%+0.47 pp2025165United Kingdom1.39%+0.31 pp2025166Australia1.35%−0.02 pp2025170Japan1.19%+1.43 pp2025177Korea, Rep.1.01%−1.00 pp2025

What real GDP growth is

Annual percentage change in real GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG). This is a growth rate, not a level. Latest: 1.19% in 2025.

A small rich economy and a large poor one can print the same growth rate. Read it next to the level pages. From 1961 to 2025 (65 years): mean 3.30%, median 2.82%; low -5.94% (2009), high 12.88% (1968).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).