Productivity in Japan decreased to 98.40 points in November from 104.50 points in October of 2025. Productivity in Japan averaged 95.63 points from 1990 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 121.60 points in March of 2018 and a record low of 68.80 points in April of 1993. source: Japan Productivity Center for Socio-Economic Development

Productivity in Japan is expected to be 113.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan Productivity is projected to trend around 115.70 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Employed Persons 68460.00 68510.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Employment Rate 62.40 62.50 percent Dec 2025
Full Time Employment 23541.00 23560.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Job Vacancies 807.89 789.86 Thousand Dec 2025
Jobs/applications ratio 1.19 1.18 Dec 2025
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.90 64.10 percent Dec 2025
Minimum Wages 1064.00 1121.00 JPY/Hour Oct 2026
Overtime Pay YoY 0.90 1.20 percent Dec 2025
Part Time Employment 7885.00 7823.00 Thousand Nov 2025
Population 123.80 124.35 Million Dec 2024
Productivity 98.40 104.50 points Nov 2025
Real Earnings Including Bonuses -2.80 -0.80 Percent Nov 2025
Retirement Age Men 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Retirement Age Women 65.00 64.00 Years Dec 2025
Unemployed Persons 1860.00 1810.00 Thousand Dec 2025
Unemployment Rate 2.60 2.60 percent Dec 2025
Average Cash Earnings YoY 2.40 1.70 percent Dec 2025
Wages 347424.00 337567.00 JPY/Month Nov 2025
Wages in Manufacturing 362412.00 369535.00 JPY/Month Nov 2025
Youth Unemployment Rate 2.40 3.00 percent Dec 2025


Japan Productivity
In Japan, Productivity is the real value of output produced by a unit of labor during a certain time in manufacturing.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
98.40 104.50 121.60 68.80 1990 - 2025 points Monthly
2020=100, NSA