The gross domestic product in Japan expanded by 0.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, following a 0.2% growth in the previous period, flash data showed. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Japan averaged 1.71 percent from 1981 until 2026, 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. source: Cabinet Office, Japan
GDP Annual Growth Rate in Japan is expected to be -0.50 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 and 1.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.