External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 1.009 | 0.888 | 0.784 | 3.076 | 3.843 | 4.168 | 3.509 | 3.376 | 2.931 | 3.872 | 1.788 | 3.552 | 3.951 | 3.499 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Yen | | 79.814 | 97.598 | 105.848 | 121.002 | 108.803 | 112.183 | 110.438 | 109.046 | 106.762 | 109.765 | 131.428 | 140.506 | 150.579 | 151.330 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 0.013 | 0.010 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.007 | 0.007 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 681 582 596 041.088 | 687 106 352 338.623 | 751 294 499 923.586 | 775 420 330 025.152 | 787 969 662 939.335 | 840 125 064 126.045 | 871 710 403 517.638 | 858 996 589 456.784 | 759 399 535 723.921 | 849 555 867 560.861 | 894 436 077 526.427 | 921 453 965 578.777 | 942 840 502 213.549 | 966 148 092 116.347 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 697 840 345 339.055 | 711 916 849 574.079 | 773 940 934 198.303 | 787 755 783 353.613 | 789 328 455 399.946 | 828 479 328 815.761 | 859 847 639 133.714 | 857 680 660 848.673 | 778 975 841 191.762 | 844 584 988 594.214 | 900 068 414 059.460 | 907 530 519 707.871 | 921 211 020 057.367 | 945 865 185 533.706 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 714 098 094 637.021 | 736 727 346 809.534 | 796 587 368 473.020 | 800 091 236 682.074 | 790 687 247 860.557 | 816 833 593 505.476 | 847 984 874 749.789 | 856 364 732 240.562 | 798 552 146 659.602 | 839 614 109 627.567 | 905 700 750 592.492 | 893 607 073 836.966 | 899 581 537 901.185 | 925 582 278 951.065 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 88.166 | 92.206 | 100.362 | 96.681 | 96.839 | 98.305 | 100.499 | 99.979 | 113.890 | 118.708 | 122.430 | 123.230 | 123.530 | 123.530 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 205.438 | 208.494 | 214.757 | 217.650 | 218.831 | 218.569 | 221.808 | 223.873 | 240.394 | 241.073 | 240.502 | 238.774 | 239.207 | 238.028 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -8.196 | -7.611 | -5.616 | -3.678 | -3.600 | -3.099 | -2.471 | -3.045 | -9.066 | -6.158 | -4.196 | -3.890 | -2.996 | -2.169 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -7.294 | -6.761 | -4.774 | -2.896 | -2.775 | -2.382 | -1.902 | -2.573 | -8.592 | -5.693 | -3.911 | -3.765 | -2.851 | -1.825 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.001 | -0.004 | 0.001 | 0.003 | -0.001 | 0.001 | 0.002 | -0.001 | -0.005 | 0.004 | 0.003 | -0.002 | -0.003 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yen, 2015 | | 82 462 300 000 000.000 | 83 130 600 000 000.000 | 90 896 500 000 000.000 | 93 815 400 000 000.000 | 95 333 700 000 000.100 | 101 643 800 000 000.000 | 105 465 200 000 000.000 | 103 927 000 000 000.000 | 91 877 100 000 000.000 | 102 784 800 000 000.000 | 108 214 700 000 000.000 | 111 483 500 000 000.000 | 114 070 982 441 866.000 | 116 890 886 415 361.000 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 101 075 400 000 000.000 | 102 568 800 000 000.000 | 103 555 600 000 000.000 | 105 549 900 000 000.000 | 107 253 500 000 000.000 | 107 345 200 000 000.000 | 108 430 300 000 000.000 | 110 489 300 000 000.000 | 113 110 100 000 000.000 | 116 916 200 000 000.000 | 118 856 900 000 000.000 | 119 889 500 000 000.000 | 119 621 362 962 299.000 | 120 274 712 226 136.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 124 174 450 488 454.000 | 127 244 576 987 214.000 | 130 558 847 110 015.000 | 134 884 796 397 267.000 | 135 854 754 127 578.000 | 138 706 141 837 031.000 | 140 371 355 034 306.000 | 140 472 123 438 790.000 | 133 020 492 143 096.000 | 135 101 107 783 618.000 | 134 871 485 438 332.000 | 136 832 342 315 892.000 | 137 912 513 050 471.000 | 140 917 625 970 753.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Yen | | 500 474 600 000 000.000 | 508 700 600 000 001.000 | 518 811 100 000 000.000 | 538 032 400 000 001.000 | 544 364 600 000 001.000 | 553 073 000 000 001.000 | 556 630 100 000 001.000 | 557 910 900 000 001.000 | 539 808 200 000 001.000 | 552 571 400 000 001.000 | 559 710 000 000 001.000 | 591 881 200 000 002.000 | 606 919 025 138 325.000 | 625 011 126 949 457.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 5 004 536 652 018.340 | 5 104 882 625 276.140 | 5 120 002 602 717.610 | 5 199 907 711 675.120 | 5 239 106 973 145.080 | 5 326 878 413 201.500 | 5 361 152 037 127.080 | 5 339 590 172 326.210 | 5 118 150 052 752.420 | 5 249 140 894 005.020 | 5 299 387 808 684.180 | 5 401 298 350 744.080 | 5 425 627 069 454.400 | 5 485 391 831 434.270 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 4 279 772 234 017.170 | 4 365 585 954 648.220 | 4 378 516 234 538.750 | 4 446 849 367 144.450 | 4 480 371 733 448.930 | 4 555 431 983 420.650 | 4 584 742 050 313.000 | 4 566 302 806 741.630 | 4 376 931 973 606.230 | 4 488 952 527 012.980 | 4 531 922 609 008.910 | 4 619 074 315 268.410 | 4 639 879 712 863.750 | 4 690 989 253 402.510 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Yen, 2015 | | 517 864 400 000 000.000 | 528 248 100 000 001.000 | 529 812 700 000 000.000 | 538 081 200 000 000.000 | 542 137 500 000 001.000 | 551 220 000 000 000.000 | 554 766 600 000 000.000 | 552 535 399 999 999.000 | 529 621 000 000 000.000 | 543 175 799 999 999.000 | 548 375 299 999 999.000 | 558 920 900 000 000.000 | 561 438 411 249 040.000 | 567 622 808 478 175.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 123 427 600 000 000.000 | 128 503 400 000 000.000 | 131 358 300 000 000.000 | 134 354 500 000 000.000 | 135 912 400 000 000.000 | 138 101 000 000 000.000 | 138 926 800 000 000.000 | 139 688 000 000 000.000 | 134 682 300 000 000.000 | 134 506 900 000 000.000 | 132 646 700 000 000.000 | 135 399 000 000 000.000 | 138 312 511 012 390.000 | 141 248 129 790 926.000 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | Yen, 2015 | | 86 392 000 000 000.000 | 89 129 700 000 000.000 | 96 371 600 000 000.000 | 96 795 500 000 000.000 | 95 657 800 000 000.100 | 98 821 000 000 000.100 | 102 589 700 000 000.000 | 103 603 500 000 000.000 | 96 609 300 000 000.000 | 101 577 000 000 000.000 | 109 572 200 000 000.000 | 108 109 100 000 000.000 | 108 831 894 113 739.000 | 111 977 478 785 721.000 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.008 | -0.004 | 0.000 | 0.005 | 0.005 | 0.006 | 0.000 | -0.004 | -0.008 | 0.010 | -0.005 | 0.010 | 0.003 | -0.001 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 295 760 100 000 000.000 | 303 468 100 000 000.000 | 300 716 700 000 000.000 | 300 064 900 000 000.000 | 298 784 600 000 000.000 | 301 928 900 000 000.000 | 302 625 800 000 000.000 | 300 738 300 000 000.000 | 287 369 000 000 000.000 | 289 619 400 000 000.000 | 295 858 500 000 000.000 | 297 748 000 000 000.000 | 297 531 784 060 824.000 | 300 418 392 438 351.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.483 | -0.165 | 1.892 | 1.081 | 0.379 | -0.025 | 0.201 | 0.444 | 0.108 | -0.733 | 0.319 | 2.719 | 1.826 | 1.954 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.146 | 0.810 | 9.342 | 3.211 | 1.618 | 6.619 | 3.760 | -1.458 | -11.595 | 11.872 | 5.283 | 3.021 | 2.321 | 2.472 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.683 | 1.478 | 0.962 | 1.926 | 1.614 | 0.085 | 1.011 | 1.899 | 2.372 | 3.365 | 1.660 | 0.869 | -0.224 | 0.546 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.756 | -0.354 | 1.686 | 2.111 | 0.420 | -0.074 | 0.000 | 0.635 | 0.941 | -0.190 | 0.331 | 3.753 | 2.081 | 1.859 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 0.608 | 1.644 | 1.988 | 3.705 | 1.177 | 1.600 | 0.643 | 0.230 | -3.245 | 2.364 | 1.292 | 5.748 | 2.541 | 2.981 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.375 | 2.005 | 0.296 | 1.561 | 0.754 | 1.675 | 0.643 | -0.402 | -4.147 | 2.559 | 0.957 | 1.923 | 0.450 | 1.102 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.772 | 4.112 | 2.222 | 2.281 | 1.160 | 1.610 | 0.598 | 0.548 | -3.583 | -0.130 | -1.383 | 2.075 | 2.152 | 2.122 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.035 | 0.344 | 2.768 | 0.787 | -0.119 | 0.484 | 0.989 | 0.452 | 0.008 | -0.258 | 2.506 | 3.252 | 2.129 | 1.954 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 5.453 | 3.169 | 8.125 | 0.440 | -1.175 | 3.307 | 3.814 | 0.988 | -6.751 | 5.142 | 7.871 | -1.335 | 0.669 | 2.890 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 2.029 | 2.606 | -0.907 | -0.217 | -0.427 | 1.052 | 0.231 | -0.624 | -4.445 | 0.783 | 2.154 | 0.639 | -0.073 | 0.970 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | Yen | | 296 734 700 000 000.000 | 297 019 500 000 000.000 | 297 306 000 000 000.000 | 301 349 600 000 000.000 | 304 447 000 000 000.000 | 307 461 000 000 000.000 | 310 694 000 000 000.000 | 315 651 200 000 000.000 | 329 930 400 000 000.000 | 320 484 600 000 000.000 | 325 121 400 005 825.000 | 333 092 387 966 736.000 | 339 133 473 814 268.000 | 345 958 926 793 105.000 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 | | 0.962 | 0.965 | 0.992 | 1.000 | 0.999 | 1.004 | 1.014 | 1.018 | 1.018 | 1.016 | 1.041 | 1.075 | 1.098 | 1.119 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 | | 0.973 | 0.971 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.004 | 1.004 | 1.006 | 1.010 | 1.011 | 1.004 | 1.007 | 1.034 | 1.053 | 1.074 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 0.875 | 0.966 | 0.994 | 1.000 | 0.917 | 0.957 | 0.967 | 0.937 | 0.912 | 0.974 | 1.114 | 1.154 | 1.208 | 1.226 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 0.966 | 0.963 | 0.979 | 1.000 | 1.004 | 1.003 | 1.003 | 1.010 | 1.019 | 1.017 | 1.021 | 1.059 | 1.081 | 1.101 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 0.930 | 1.038 | 1.077 | 1.000 | 0.868 | 0.942 | 0.993 | 0.956 | 0.883 | 1.014 | 1.292 | 1.276 | 1.312 | 1.337 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Yen | | 104.274 | 101.303 | 103.052 | 103.469 | 105.520 | 105.102 | 104.159 | 103.232 | 100.742 | 98.691 | 94.936 | 94.702 | 94.744 | 94.421 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 65 646 666.667 | 65 924 166.667 | 66 085 000.000 | 66 251 666.667 | 66 785 833.333 | 67 322 500.000 | 68 490 000.000 | 69 119 166.667 | 69 021 666.667 | 69 073 333.333 | 69 020 000.000 | 69 252 500.000 | 69 282 649.096 | 69 116 520.329 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 62 793 333.333 | 63 263 333.333 | 63 712 500.000 | 64 021 666.667 | 64 705 000.000 | 65 425 000.000 | 66 820 000.000 | 67 493 333.333 | 67 102 500.000 | 67 124 166.667 | 67 226 666.667 | 67 470 000.000 | 67 564 429.003 | 67 457 718.655 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 4.347 | 4.036 | 3.590 | 3.366 | 3.116 | 2.819 | 2.438 | 2.352 | 2.781 | 2.822 | 2.598 | 2.574 | 2.480 | 2.400 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 0.849 | 0.708 | 0.551 | 0.358 | -0.047 | 0.052 | 0.071 | -0.098 | 0.003 | 0.059 | 0.223 | 0.538 | 0.886 | 1.406 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 0.193 | 0.155 | 0.128 | 0.092 | -0.015 | -0.016 | -0.053 | -0.081 | -0.066 | -0.084 | -0.023 | -0.026 | 0.106 | 0.500 |