Asia ยท JPY ยท Bank of Japan
๐ฏ๐ตJapan
Japanโs $4.5T economy grew 1.2% in 2025; the IMF projects 0.7% for 2026. Inflation is 1.9% (Jul 2026) against a 1.25% policy rate.
$4.5T
GDP in 2025, current US dollars ยท #4 of 56 tracked economies
1.2%
Real GDP growth in 2025; IMF projects 0.7% for 2026
1.9%
Consumer-price inflation, year on year, Jul 2026
1.25%
Bank of Japan policy rate, +75 bp over 12 months
Unemployment ยท 2025
2.5%
0 ppvs 2024
Government debt
204.8%
-8.8 ppof GDP, vs last year
Current account
4.9%
Surplus ยท % of GDP
Population
123M
GDP per capita $36.1K
Scorecard
Japan among 56 tracked economies
Marker = percentile. Right is better where a better direction exists; for population and rates, right is higher.
- GDP$4.5T#4/56
- Growth1.2%#41/56
- Per capita$36.1K#26/56
- Inflation1.9%#46/56
- Jobless2.5%#46/50
- Debt/GDP204.8%#1/56
- Budget-0.7%#12/56
- Curr. acct4.9%#14/56
- Policy rate1.25%#43/45
- Population123M#11/56
Peers
Growth across Asia
Real GDP growth, 2025
- 1๐น๐ผTaiwan8.8%
- 2๐ป๐ณVietnam8.0%
- 3๐ฎ๐ณIndia7.8%
- 4๐ฆ๐ชUnited Arab Emirates6.2%
- 5๐ฒ๐พMalaysia5.2%
- 6๐ฎ๐ฉIndonesia5.1%
- 7๐จ๐ณChina5.0%
- 8๐ธ๐ฌSingapore5.0%
- 9๐ธ๐ฆSaudi Arabia4.6%
- 10๐ต๐ญPhilippines4.4%
- 11๐ญ๐ฐHong Kong SAR3.6%
- 12๐ฎ๐ฑIsrael3.5%
- 13๐ง๐ฉBangladesh3.5%
- 14๐ต๐ฐPakistan3.2%
- 15๐น๐ญThailand2.4%
- 16๐ฏ๐ตJapan1.2%
- 17๐ฐ๐ทSouth Korea1.1%
Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (annual, projections from 2026) ยท BIS policy rates, CPI & FX (monthly, through Sep 2026) ยท World Bank WDI (trade, sectors, FDI, urbanisation)
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