Nominal GDP
$4.44T
current US$ · calendar 2025 · actual
World Bank
🇯🇵
Economy Snapshot
Japan Economy and Trade
TokyoJST
World's 4th-largest economy · 2025 real growth +1.2%
Japan is a large, services-led economy with modest real growth, low unemployment and exceptionally high public debt. This profile leads with a scan-friendly dashboard, while the definitions, source years and explanatory context remain available in the detailed sections below.
GDP per capita
$35,951
current US$ · calendar 2025 · actual
World Bank
Real GDP growth
+1.2%
constant prices · calendar 2025 · actual
World Bank
Inflation
3.2%
CPI annual % · calendar 2025 · actual
World Bank
Japan at a Glance
Output trend
Nominal GDP · current US$ · World Bank annual data
Nominal GDP, current US$
2024 GDP$4.19T
2025 GDP$4.44T
2025 real growth+1.2%
Population context
123.8M
linked Population vertical
2025 inflation
3.2%
CPI annual %
2025 unemployment
2.5%
modeled ILO estimate
2024 PPP GDP
$6.71T
current international $
Economic structure, Government debt and Merchandise trade
Three visual summaries designed to be scanned together before the deeper explanation.
Economic structure
Value-added shares · 2024
Services71.4%
Industry26.8%
Agriculture1.0%
World Bank sector shares can include statistical discrepancies, so displayed components may not sum exactly to 100%.
Government debt
General government gross debt · % GDP · 2024
236.7%of GDP
General government gross debt. Kept separate from narrower bonds-only measures.
Interactive trade
World Bank national accounts · current US$
Exports$921.0Bgoods and services · 2024
Imports$959.5Bgoods and services · 2024
Balance-$38.5Bsame definition and year
Top merchandise export destinations · 2025
Understand the numbers
What Japan's economic profile is telling you
Japan remains one of the world's largest economies, but the dollar value of its output can move noticeably with the yen. That is why nominal GDP in current US dollars and real GDP growth are both shown: they answer different questions.
Real GDP growth returned to positive territory in 2025 after a small contraction in 2024. At the same time, services account for just over seven-tenths of value added, while agriculture is about 1% of GDP.
Why nominal and real GDP can tell different stories
Nominal GDP measured in US dollars reflects domestic output, prices and exchange-rate movements. Real GDP growth is designed to track inflation-adjusted changes in production instead.
Why the debt number needs a definition
The 236.7% figure shown here is general government gross debt as a share of GDP. Narrower measures, including bonds-only figures, are not directly interchangeable with it.
Detailed Economic Data
The visual profile above is backed by the same values in structured HTML so the page remains useful for accessibility, search and verification.
| Indicator | Japan | Reference period | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $4.19T | Calendar 2024 | Actual |
| GDPcurrent US$, market prices | $4.44T | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| GDP per capitacurrent US$ | $35,951 | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| Real GDP growthconstant prices, annual % | +1.2% | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| InflationCPI, annual % | 3.2% | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| Unemploymentmodeled ILO estimate | 2.5% | Calendar 2025 | Actual |
| GDP, PPPcurrent international $ | $6.71T | Calendar 2024 | Actual |
| Government debtgeneral government gross, % of GDP | 236.7% | 2024 | Actual |
| Services value added% of GDP | 71.4% | 2024 | Actual |
| Industry value addedincluding construction, % of GDP | 26.8% | 2024 | Actual |
| Agriculture value addedforestry and fishing included, % of GDP | 1.0% | 2024 | Actual |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Japan's GDP?
Japan's nominal GDP was about $4.44 trillion in 2025 in current US dollars. The 2024 value was about $4.19 trillion.
Is Japan's economy growing?
Yes. World Bank annual data show real GDP growth of about 1.2% in 2025 after a small contraction in 2024.
What is Japan's inflation rate?
Consumer price inflation was 3.2% in 2025 on the World Bank annual CPI measure.
Why does the page show two trade views?
One measure covers goods and services on a national-accounts basis. The other covers merchandise only. They answer different questions and are kept separate.
Sources & methodology
Sources for the economic indicators and definitions shown above.
View sources used for this page
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Backbone source for GDP, GDP per capita, real growth, inflation, unemployment, PPP GDP, sector shares and national-accounts goods-and-services trade.
Official data: GDP · GDP per capita · Real growth · Inflation · Unemployment · Services value added · Industry value added · Agriculture value added
WTO Tariff and Trade Data
Source for merchandise exports, imports and top export destinations.
Official data: WTO country profile
International Monetary Fund
General government gross debt, with the page preserving the IMF reference year and estimate or forecast status.
Official data: IMF Japan 2025 Article IV