External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 1.006 | 0.885 | 0.781 | 3.072 | 3.844 | 4.161 | 3.506 | 3.376 | 2.899 | 3.975 | 1.789 | 1.076 | 0.935 |
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 | 132.883 | 147.330 | 147.330 |
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 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 681 585 329 004.694 | 687 109 107 451.012 | 751 297 512 413.250 | 775 423 439 252.930 | 787 972 822 486.576 | 840 128 432 802.472 | 871 713 898 842.815 | 859 000 033 802.972 | 759 357 120 916.924 | 848 625 281 886.439 | 887 421 669 829.881 | 913 087 355 188.726 | 933 001 288 448.571 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 697 839 655 365.089 | 711 916 105 506.909 | 773 940 146 435.209 | 787 755 033 869.156 | 789 327 758 156.776 | 828 478 660 841.080 | 859 846 944 774.118 | 857 679 916 867.317 | 778 960 186 577.067 | 843 893 276 233.061 | 894 253 318 025.553 | 917 791 703 606.771 | 936 022 262 740.510 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 714 093 981 725.484 | 736 723 103 562.805 | 796 582 780 457.168 | 800 086 628 485.382 | 790 682 693 826.975 | 816 828 888 879.688 | 847 979 990 705.422 | 856 359 799 931.662 | 798 563 252 237.210 | 839 161 270 579.683 | 901 084 966 221.225 | 922 496 052 024.817 | 939 043 237 032.448 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 87.976 | 92.027 | 100.207 | 96.513 | 96.678 | 98.175 | 100.352 | 99.756 | 113.903 | 109.741 | 111.091 | 111.891 | 112.191 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 205.253 | 208.329 | 214.591 | 217.492 | 218.676 | 218.437 | 221.637 | 223.639 | 241.263 | 241.648 | 247.967 | 250.601 | 251.809 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -8.196 | -7.611 | -5.616 | -3.678 | -3.600 | -3.099 | -2.471 | -3.032 | -8.967 | -5.505 | -6.682 | -5.870 | -4.302 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -7.294 | -6.761 | -4.774 | -2.896 | -2.775 | -2.382 | -1.901 | -2.561 | -8.508 | -5.046 | -6.228 | -5.430 | -3.873 |
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 | -0.001 | -0.002 | 0.004 | -0.001 | 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 | 95 333 700 000 000.000 | 101 643 800 000 000.000 | 105 465 200 000 000.000 | 103 927 000 000 000.000 | 91 871 600 000 000.000 | 102 671 800 000 000.000 | 107 365 620 781 296.000 | 110 470 810 044 770.000 | 112 880 117 682 085.000 |
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 | 108 430 000 000 000.000 | 110 503 000 000 000.000 | 113 045 800 000 000.000 | 115 415 300 000 000.000 | 117 485 077 587 773.000 | 117 639 543 428 172.000 | 116 597 188 249 585.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Yen, 2015 |  | 124 177 034 365 465.000 | 127 246 281 721 417.000 | 130 560 950 730 919.000 | 134 887 581 679 417.000 | 135 858 957 627 815.000 | 138 711 036 400 836.000 | 140 377 080 089 814.000 | 140 447 853 112 221.000 | 132 832 297 957 192.000 | 130 015 691 485 942.000 | 130 718 643 949 299.000 | 134 995 978 927 516.000 | 137 166 935 373 514.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Yen |  | 500 474 800 000 000.000 | 508 700 600 000 000.000 | 518 811 100 000 000.000 | 538 032 300 000 000.000 | 544 364 600 000 000.000 | 553 073 000 000 000.000 | 556 630 600 000 000.000 | 558 163 300 000 001.000 | 537 249 100 000 000.000 | 541 325 300 000 000.000 | 548 444 867 026 126.000 | 565 111 453 758 589.000 | 579 285 469 550 852.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 5 004 535 012 432.850 | 5 104 881 938 571.800 | 5 120 001 913 979.360 | 5 199 907 978 567.710 | 5 239 106 268 385.010 | 5 326 878 663 014.110 | 5 361 144 551 292.340 | 5 341 983 176 347.880 | 5 095 252 932 118.970 | 5 178 850 566 824.730 | 5 260 271 356 933.340 | 5 356 009 273 066.420 | 5 401 642 860 879.900 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 4 279 770 831 878.920 | 4 365 585 367 393.460 | 4 378 515 645 544.630 | 4 446 849 595 385.300 | 4 480 371 130 753.290 | 4 555 432 197 055.060 | 4 584 735 648 587.980 | 4 568 349 252 372.890 | 4 357 350 847 931.730 | 4 428 841 749 232.040 | 4 498 471 059 797.300 | 4 580 344 068 968.640 | 4 619 368 932 935.600 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Yen, 2015 |  | 517 864 300 000 000.000 | 528 248 100 000 000.000 | 529 812 700 000 000.000 | 538 081 300 000 000.000 | 542 137 500 000 000.000 | 551 220 100 000 000.000 | 554 765 900 000 000.000 | 552 783 100 000 000.000 | 527 251 700 000 000.000 | 535 902 300 000 000.000 | 544 327 642 288 603.000 | 554 234 506 522 452.000 | 558 956 624 751 379.000 |
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 | 138 926 400 000 000.000 | 139 650 200 000 000.000 | 132 817 700 000 000.000 | 130 859 900 000 000.000 | 129 615 828 346 764.000 | 134 438 047 488 281.000 | 136 613 918 030 860.000 |
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 | 95 657 800 000 000.000 | 98 821 000 000 000.000 | 102 589 700 000 000.000 | 103 603 500 000 000.000 | 96 611 200 000 000.000 | 101 522 800 000 000.000 | 109 014 407 618 562.000 | 111 604 748 066 852.000 | 113 606 647 597 955.000 |
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 | -0.006 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Yen, 2015 |  | 295 760 100 000 000.000 | 303 468 100 000 000.000 | 300 716 800 000 000.000 | 300 065 000 000 000.000 | 298 784 700 000 000.000 | 301 928 900 000 000.000 | 302 625 800 000 000.000 | 300 998 200 000 000.000 | 285 208 500 000 000.000 | 288 923 500 000 000.000 | 297 367 750 242 829.000 | 301 542 688 675 950.000 | 304 804 573 243 750.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.517 | -0.106 | 1.973 | 0.994 | 0.379 | -0.025 | 0.201 | 0.444 | 0.108 | -0.733 | 0.310 | 1.617 | 1.674 |
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 | -11.600 | 11.756 | 4.572 | 2.892 | 2.181 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 1.683 | 1.478 | 0.962 | 1.926 | 1.614 | 0.085 | 1.011 | 1.912 | 2.301 | 2.096 | 1.793 | 0.131 | -0.886 |
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 | 0.914 | -0.868 | -0.253 | 1.197 | 1.642 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 0.608 | 1.644 | 1.988 | 3.705 | 1.177 | 1.600 | 0.643 | 0.275 | -3.747 | 0.759 | 1.315 | 3.039 | 2.508 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 1.375 | 2.005 | 0.296 | 1.561 | 0.754 | 1.675 | 0.643 | -0.357 | -4.619 | 1.641 | 1.572 | 1.820 | 0.852 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.772 | 4.112 | 2.222 | 2.281 | 1.160 | 1.610 | 0.598 | 0.521 | -4.893 | -1.474 | -0.951 | 3.720 | 1.618 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.035 | 0.362 | 2.741 | 0.795 | -0.119 | 0.493 | 0.981 | 0.460 | 0.000 | -0.250 | 2.335 | 1.970 | 1.674 |
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 | -6.749 | 5.084 | 7.379 | 2.376 | 1.794 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.029 | 2.606 | -0.907 | -0.217 | -0.427 | 1.052 | 0.231 | -0.538 | -5.246 | 1.303 | 2.923 | 1.404 | 1.082 |
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 | 297 306 100 000 000.000 | 301 349 600 000 000.000 | 304 446 900 000 000.000 | 307 461 000 000 000.000 | 310 700 500 000 000.000 | 315 544 700 000 000.000 | 330 109 300 021 972.000 | 320 539 082 471 013.000 | 328 098 142 941 665.000 | 331 340 083 796 541.000 | 335 421 094 876 000.000 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.962 | 0.966 | 0.992 | 1.000 | 0.999 | 1.004 | 1.014 | 1.018 | 1.018 | 1.016 | 1.039 | 1.060 | 1.078 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.972 | 0.971 | 0.990 | 1.000 | 1.004 | 1.004 | 1.006 | 1.010 | 1.011 | 1.004 | 1.007 | 1.023 | 1.040 |
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 | 1.113 | 1.176 | 1.197 |
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 | 1.010 | 1.008 | 1.020 | 1.036 |
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 | 1.015 | 1.299 | 1.402 | 1.429 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Yen |  | 104.274 | 101.303 | 103.052 | 103.469 | 105.520 | 105.102 | 104.159 | 104.306 | 101.240 | 100.412 | 95.855 | 95.334 | 95.334 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 65 646 666.667 | 65 923 333.333 | 66 085 000.000 | 66 251 666.667 | 66 785 833.333 | 67 323 333.333 | 68 490 833.333 | 69 120 833.333 | 69 023 333.333 | 69 070 833.333 | 69 068 487.500 | 69 109 138.742 | 68 953 779.959 |
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 | 65 425 833.333 | 66 819 166.667 | 67 495 000.000 | 67 102 500.000 | 67 123 333.333 | 67 266 881.084 | 67 410 771.289 | 67 317 842.735 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 4.347 | 4.035 | 3.590 | 3.366 | 3.116 | 2.818 | 2.441 | 2.352 | 2.783 | 2.820 | 2.608 | 2.458 | 2.373 |
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 | 0.216 | 0.246 | 0.310 |
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 | -0.017 | -0.017 | -0.017 |