The gross domestic product in Japan expanded by just 0.1% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, easing from a 0.6% growth in the previous period, and marking the softest expansion since Q2 2024. source: Cabinet Office, Japan

GDP Annual Growth Rate in Japan averaged 1.71 percent from 1981 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 9.40 percent in the first quarter of 1988 and a record low of -9.50 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Japan GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Japan GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.

GDP Annual Growth Rate in Japan is expected to be 0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 1.20 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 0.10 1.90 percent Dec 2024
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.10 0.60 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 589727.60 589417.70 JPY Billion Dec 2025
GDP from Agriculture 5899.90 5846.30 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Construction 31263.60 33235.90 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Manufacturing 110990.40 117803.70 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Mining 210.10 213.60 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Public Administration 28319.80 27748.90 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Services 24487.50 25345.00 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Transport 32462.70 31309.90 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP from Utilities 18737.60 17352.40 JPY Billion Dec 2024
GDP Growth Annualized 0.20 -2.60 percent Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.10 -0.70 percent Dec 2025
GDP Capital Expenditure 106035.80 105778.00 JPY Billion Dec 2025
Gross National Product 618448.60 621427.50 JPY Billion Dec 2025


Japan GDP Annual Growth Rate
Japan’s economy, the fourth largest in the world, is fully diversified and technologically advanced. Like in most developed countries, services account for the highest percentage of GDP (around 62 percent of GDP). Within services the most important once are wholesale and retail trade (around 7 percent of GDP) and real estate (around 6 percent of GDP). Manufacturing is the engine of the Japanese economy and accounts for nearly 22 percent of GDP. Construction also plays a significant role, accounting for around 5 percent of GDP.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.10 0.60 9.40 -9.50 1981 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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