Japan is the 18 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries, according to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Rank in Japan averaged 19.13 from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 25.00 in 1998 and a record low of 14.00 in 2011. source: Transparency International

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Bankruptcies	1028.00	1021.00	Companies	Jul 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturers Index	22.00	17.00	points	Jun 2026
BSI Large Manufacturing	-1.80	3.80	percent	Jun 2026
Capacity Utilization MoM	107.20	103.00	points	Jun 2026
Car Production	666380.00	540331.00	Units	Jun 2026
Car Registrations	172839.00	242578.00	Units	Aug 2026
Cement Production	3391.00	3816.00	Thousands of Tonnes	Jun 2026
Changes in Inventories	-2772.40	-1918.80	JPY Billion	Jun 2026
Coincident Index	118.50	117.90	points	Jun 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.30	100.24	points	Jun 2026
Corporate Profits	44666.75	32627.09	JPY Billion	Jun 2026
Corruption Index	71.00	71.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	18.00	20.00		Dec 2025
Eco Watchers Survey Current	45.70	44.00	points	Jul 2026
Eco Watchers Survey Outlook	45.80	45.70	points	Jul 2026
Industrial Production YoY	4.10	4.90	percent	Jul 2026
Industrial Production MoM	0.10	1.90	percent	Jul 2026
Leading Economic Index	116.50	116.50	Points	Jun 2026
Machine Tool Orders YoY	193102.00	203515.00	JPY Million	Jul 2026
Machinery Orders MoM	9.70	-12.40	percent	Jun 2026
Manufacturing Production	4.20	4.80	percent	Jul 2026
Mining Production	-2.60	-7.20	percent	Jul 2026
New Orders	1275.80	1687.06	JPY Billion	Jun 2026
Capital Spending YoY	1.60	0.00	percent	Jun 2026
Reuters Tankan Index	18.00	13.00	points	Aug 2026
Tankan Small Manufacturers Index	9.00	7.00	points	Jun 2026
Steel Production	6900.00	6800.00	Thousand Tonnes	Jul 2026
Tankan Large All Industry Capex	11.50	3.30	percent	Jun 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook	17.00	14.00	points	Jun 2026
Tankan Non-Manufacturing Outlook	28.00	29.00	points	Jun 2026
Tertiary Industry Index MoM	106.70	106.90	points	Jun 2026

Japan Corruption Rank

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories in the index.