Japan

Country in Asia

In brief

GDP: $4.4T (2025). World rank 4 of 210; in Asia, 2 of 47. Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 3.9% (2025). World rank 19 of 186 (1 = best); in Asia, 6 of 49. Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.1% (2025). World rank 161 of 178; in Asia, 31 of 38. From 2015 to 2025: GDP $4.5T → $4.4T, GDP per person $35,665 → $35,951, and GDP per person at purchasing power parity $41,722 → $55,422.

Size and growth

GDP: $4.4T 2025
GDP per person: $35,951 2025
GDP per person at purchasing power parity: $55,422 2025
GDP growth per year: +1.2% 2025

Income and prices

Income level (World Bank): High income
Gross national income per person: $38,340 2025
Inflation: +3.2% 2025
Price level, USA = 100: 65 2025

Structure and jobs

Agriculture, share of GDP: 1% 2024
Industry, share of GDP: 26.8% 2024
Services, share of GDP: 71.4% 2024
Unemployment: 2.5% 2025
Youth unemployment, ages 15–24: 3.9% 2025
Women in work or seeking work: 55.9% 2025

Trade and finance

Exports, share of GDP: 22% 2024
Imports, share of GDP: 22.9% 2024
Current account balance, share of GDP: +4.9% 2025
Foreign direct investment, share of GDP: +1% 2025
Remittances received, share of GDP: 0.1% 2025
Tax revenue, share of GDP: 11.1% 1993
Currency: Japanese Yen (JPY)

Poverty and inequality

Gini index (0 = full equality): 32.3 2020
Living on under $3 a day: 1.2% 2020