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Population

Population, Million persons, 1998-2018
Population, Annual growth rate (%), 2018

126.4 million

Growth rate: -0.2%

Income inequality

Income inequality, 0 = complete equality; 1 = complete inequality, latest available year

Education

Mathematics performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018
Reading performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018
Science performance (PISA), Mean score, 2018

CO2 emissions

Air and GHG emissions, Carbon dioxide (CO2), latest available year

8.5 tonnes per capita

GDP

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars/capita, 2020

Debt

Household debt, % of net disposable income, 2018
General government debt, % of GDP, 2018

Household debt:
107.0 % of disposable income

Government debt:
238.7 % of GDP

Tax

Tax on personal income, % of GDP, 2019

Tax on personal income:
6.1 % of GDP

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Country profile of Japan

AgricultureLatestTrendRanking
Agricultural landIndicator 598.60 Permanent pasture
Thousand hectares
2018
Japan Thousand hectares 		Permanent pasture
Thousand hectares
1999-2018
Japan (red) 		Permanent pasture
Thousand hectares
2018
Japan (red)
Agricultural supportIndicator 41.3 Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
2019
Japan % of gross farm receipts 		Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Crop productionIndicator 4.24 Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2029
Japan Tonnes/hectare 		Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2010-2029
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Fish landingsIndicator 3 415 334.0 National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2018
Japan Tonnes 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
1999-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2018
Japan (red)
Nutrient balanceIndicator 179.3 Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2017
Japan Kilograms/hectare 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
1998-2017
Japan (red) 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2017
Japan (red)

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DevelopmentLatestTrendRanking
Distribution of net ODAIndicator 3 446.6 Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2019
Japan Million US dollars 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black)
Grants by private agencies and NGOsIndicator 573.5 Total
Million US dollars
2019
Japan Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black)
Net ODAIndicator 0.3 ODA grant equivalent
% of gross national income
2020
Japan % of gross national income 		ODA grant equivalent
% of gross national income
2018-2020
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black) 		ODA grant equivalent
% of gross national income
2020
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black)
Private flowsIndicator 44 057.1 Total
Million US dollars
2019
Japan Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black)
Total official and private flowsIndicator 54 551.2 Total
Million US dollars
2019
Japan Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
2000-2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2019
Japan (red), DAC Countries (black)

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EconomyLatestTrendRanking
Composite leading indicator (CLI)Indicator 100.30 Amplitude adjusted
Long-term average = 100
Mar-21
Japan Long-term average = 100
Household disposable incomeIndicator 0.8 Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2017
Japan Annual growth rate (%) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
1998-2017
Japan (red) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2019
Labour compensation per hour workedIndicator 2.3 Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2018
Japan Annual growth rate (%) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
1999-2018
Japan (red) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2019
Net national incomeIndicator 34 094 Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Japan US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Japan (red)
Trade in goods and servicesIndicator 17.6 Exports
% of GDP
2019
Japan % of GDP 		Exports
% of GDP
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Exports
% of GDP
2020

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EducationLatestTrendRanking
Education spendingIndicator 19 289 Tertiary
US dollars/student
2015
Japan US dollars/student 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
1995-2015
Japan (red) 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2016
Japan (red)
Mathematics performance (PISA)Indicator 532 Boys
Mean score
2018
Japan Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2003-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black)
Reading performance (PISA)Indicator 493 Boys
Mean score
2018
Japan Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2000-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black)
Science performance (PISA)Indicator 531 Boys
Mean score
2018
Japan Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2006-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black)
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)Indicator 3.9 15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2014
Japan % in same age group 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2005-2014
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		15-19 year-old men
% in same age group
2019
OECD - Average (black)

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EnergyLatestTrendRanking
Crude oil productionIndicator 182.0 Total
Thousand toe
2017
Japan Thousand toe 		Total
Thousand toe
1998-2017
Japan (red) 		Total
Thousand toe
2017
Japan (red)
Infrastructure investmentIndicator 30 027 258 170.64 Road
Euro
2018
Japan Euro 		Road
Euro
1999-2018
Japan (red) 		Road
Euro
2018
Japan (red)
Passenger transportIndicator 909 598.0 Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2019
Japan Million passenger-kilometres 		Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2018
Japan (red)
Primary energy supplyIndicator 0.08 Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2019
Japan Toe/1 000 US dollars 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2019
Japan (red)
Road accidentsIndicator 31 Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2019
Japan Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2019
Japan (red)

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EnvironmentLatestTrendRanking
Air and GHG emissionsIndicator 8.5 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2019
Japan Tonnes/capita 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2019
Japan (red)
Municipal wasteIndicator 335.8 Total
Kilograms/capita
2018
Japan Kilograms/capita 		Total
Kilograms/capita
1999-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Kilograms/capita
2019
OECD - Total (black)
Water withdrawalsIndicator 79 336.0 Total
Million m3
2017
Japan Million m3 		Total
Million m3
1997-2017
Japan (red) 		Total
Million m3
2016
Japan (red)

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FinanceLatestTrendRanking
Broad money (M3)Indicator 122.28 Total
2015=100
Feb-21
Japan 2015=100 		Total
2015=100
Jul-2019-Feb-21
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
2015=100
Dec-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term interest ratesIndicator 0.1 Total
% per annum
Mar-21
Japan % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Aug-2019-Mar-21
Japan (red) 		Total
% per annum
Mar-21
Japan (red)
Net pension replacement ratesIndicator 36.8 Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2018
Japan % of pre-retirement earnings 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2014-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2018
Japan (red)
Net pension wealthIndicator 7.0 Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2018
Japan Multiple of annual gross earnings 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2014-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2018
Japan (red)
Short-term interest ratesIndicator -0.1 Total
% per annum
Feb-21
Japan % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Jul-2019-Feb-21
Japan (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black) 		Total
% per annum
Mar-21
Euro area (19 countries) (black)

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GovernmentLatestTrendRanking
General government spendingIndicator 38.9 Total
% of GDP
2018
Japan % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2005-2018
Japan (red) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Government reservesIndicator 850 531.0 Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Japan SDR millions 		Total
SDR millions
Q1-2010-Q4-2014
Japan (red) 		Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Japan (red)
Tax on corporate profitsIndicator 4.2 Total
% of GDP
2019
Japan % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Japan (red)
Tax revenueIndicator 32.0 Total
% of GDP
2018
Japan % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1999-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
OECD - Average (black)
Tax wedgeIndicator 32.7 Total
% of labour cost
2020
Japan % of labour cost 		Total
% of labour cost
2001-2020
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of labour cost
2020
Japan (red), OECD - Average (black)

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HealthLatestTrendRanking
Health spendingIndicator 4 823 Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Japan US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2019
Japan (red)
Hospital bedsIndicator 13.0 Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2018
Japan Per 1 000 inhabitants 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
1999-2018
Japan (red) 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2018
Japan (red)
Length of hospital stayIndicator 16.10 Acute care
Days
2018
Japan Days 		Acute care
Days
1999-2018
Japan (red) 		Acute care
Days
2018
Japan (red)
Life expectancy at birthIndicator 81.1 Men
Years
2017
Japan Years 		Men
Years
1998-2017
Japan (red) 		Men
Years
2018
Overweight or obese populationIndicator 26.7 Measured
% of population aged 15+
2018
Japan % of population aged 15+ 		Measured
% of population aged 15+
1999-2018
Japan (red)

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Innovation and TechnologyLatestTrendRanking
Gross domestic spending on R&DIndicator 3.2 Total
% of GDP
2019
Japan % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
ICT value addedIndicator 8.1 Total
% of value added
2011
Japan % of value added 		Total
% of value added
2011
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Internet accessIndicator 67.1 Total
% of all households
2009
Japan % of all households 		Total
% of all households
2005-2009
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of all households
2020
Mobile broadband subscriptionsIndicator 182.4 Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2020
Japan Per 100 inhabitants 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q4-2010-Q2-2020
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2020
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Triadic patent familiesIndicator 18 644.8 Total
Number
2018
Japan Number 		Total
Number
1999-2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Number
2018
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)

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JobsLatestTrendRanking
Average wagesIndicator 38 617.5 Total
US dollars
2019
Japan US dollars 		Total
US dollars
2000-2019
Japan (red) 		Total
US dollars
2019
Japan (red)
Employment rateIndicator 77.3 Total
% of working age population
Q4-2020
Japan % of working age population 		Total
% of working age population
Q1-2016-Q4-2020
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of working age population
Q4-2020
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Hours workedIndicator 1 644 Total
Hours/worker
2019
Japan Hours/worker 		Total
Hours/worker
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Hours/worker
2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term unemployment rateIndicator 32.3 Total
% of unemployed
2019
Japan % of unemployed 		Total
% of unemployed
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of unemployed
2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Self-employment rateIndicator 10.0 Total
% of employment
2019
Japan % of employment 		Total
% of employment
2000-2019
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of employment
2019
Japan (red)

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SocietyLatestTrendRanking
Fertility ratesIndicator 1.40 Total
Children/woman
2018
Japan Children/woman 		Total
Children/woman
1999-2018
Japan (red) 		Total
Children/woman
2018
Japan (red)
National population distributionIndicator 56.5 Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Japan Percentage 		Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black)
Permanent immigrant inflowsIndicator 95 196.0 Total
Number
2016
Japan Number 		Total
Number
1997-2016
Japan (red) 		Total
Number
2011
Japan (red)
Poverty rateIndicator 0.16 Total
Ratio
2015
Japan Ratio 		Total
Ratio
2009-2015
Japan (red) 		Total
Ratio
2017
Social spendingIndicator 22.3 Public
% of GDP
2017
Japan % of GDP 		Public
% of GDP
1998-2017
Japan (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Public
% of GDP
2019
OECD - Total (black)

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Publications related to Japan

OECD Economic Surveys: Japan 2019Publication (2019)
Revenue Statistics in Asian and Pacific Economies 2020Publication (2020)
International Trade by Commodity Statistics, Volume 2019 Issue 3Publication (2019)
Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in JapanPublication (2019)

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