Japan is ranked 29 among 190 economies in the ease of doing business, according to the latest World Bank annual ratings. The rank of Japan improved to 29 in 2019 from 39 in 2018. Ease of Doing Business in Japan averaged 26.33 from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 39.00 in 2018 and a record low of 13.00 in 2008. source: World Bank

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Bankruptcies	883.00	924.00	Companies	Apr 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturers Index	17.00	16.00	points	Mar 2026
BSI Large Manufacturing	3.80	4.70	percent	Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization MoM	103.70	105.00	points	Mar 2026
Car Production	633712.00	576093.00	Units	Feb 2026
Car Registrations	223369.00	265438.00	Units	Apr 2026
Cement Production	3770.00	3330.00	Thousands of Tonnes	Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories	-1738.50	-1406.50	JPY Billion	Mar 2026
Coincident Index	116.40	116.20	points	Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	100.34	100.28	points	Apr 2026
Corporate Profits	30027.03	27538.53	JPY Billion	Dec 2025
Corruption Index	71.00	71.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	18.00	20.00		Dec 2025
Eco Watchers Survey Current	40.80	42.20	points	Apr 2026
Eco Watchers Survey Outlook	39.40	38.70	points	Apr 2026
Industrial Production YoY	2.30	2.40	percent	Apr 2026
Industrial Production MoM	0.80	-0.40	percent	Apr 2026
Leading Economic Index	114.00	113.20	Points	Mar 2026
Machine Tool Orders YoY	188971.00	193506.00	JPY Million	Apr 2026
Machinery Orders MoM	-9.40	13.60	percent	Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production	2.50	0.30	percent	Mar 2026
Mining Production	-4.20	-1.70	percent	Mar 2026
New Orders	1177.64	1254.29	JPY Billion	Mar 2026
Capital Spending YoY	0.00	6.50	percent	Mar 2026
Reuters Tankan Index	8.00	7.00	points	May 2026
Tankan Small Manufacturers Index	7.00	6.00	points	Mar 2026
Steel Production	6600.00	6900.00	Thousand Tonnes	Apr 2026
Tankan Large All Industry Capex	3.30	12.60	percent	Mar 2026
Tankan Large Manufacturing Outlook	14.00	15.00	points	Mar 2026
Tankan Non-Manufacturing Outlook	29.00	28.00	points	Mar 2026
Tertiary Industry Index MoM	105.70	105.90	points	Mar 2026

Ease of Doing Business in Japan

The Ease of doing business index ranks countries against each other based on how the regulatory environment is conducive to business operationstronger protections of property rights. Economies with a high rank (1 to 20) have simpler and more friendly regulations for businesses.