External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 1.019 | 0.892 | 0.782 | 3.067 | 3.836 | 4.173 | 3.526 | 3.368 | 2.906 | 3.169 | 2.548 | 2.501 |
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 | 109.697 | 113.560 | 113.560 |
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 | 0.009 | 0.009 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 681 582 636 002.049 | 687 106 392 623.440 | 751 294 543 971.733 | 775 420 375 487.787 | 787 969 709 137.733 | 840 125 113 382.297 | 871 710 454 625.729 | 859 004 905 204.207 | 758 167 211 382.607 | 844 195 233 852.312 | 880 809 846 550.889 | 910 873 500 428.390 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 697 839 934 235.219 | 711 916 424 971.421 | 773 940 475 341.215 | 787 755 323 088.566 | 789 328 001 179.749 | 828 478 860 340.552 | 859 847 152 779.124 | 857 684 301 755.026 | 775 958 401 264.779 | 842 796 673 171.596 | 881 763 531 118.842 | 908 299 646 735.597 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 714 097 232 468.388 | 736 726 457 319.401 | 796 586 406 710.697 | 800 090 270 689.345 | 790 686 293 221.764 | 816 832 607 298.808 | 847 983 850 932.519 | 856 363 698 305.846 | 793 749 591 146.951 | 841 398 112 490.880 | 882 717 215 686.796 | 905 725 793 042.804 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | 87.889 | 91.948 | 100.121 | 96.436 | 96.631 | 98.143 | 100.382 | 99.599 | 99.599 | 99.599 | 99.599 | 99.599 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio |  | 205.330 | 208.446 | 214.986 | 217.736 | 218.844 | 218.501 | 221.851 | 222.950 | 237.327 | 242.037 | 243.426 | 243.990 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -8.196 | -7.611 | -5.616 | -3.678 | -3.600 | -3.099 | -2.473 | -2.900 | -9.531 | -6.361 | -6.908 | -3.119 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage |  | -7.294 | -6.761 | -4.774 | -2.896 | -2.775 | -2.382 | -1.903 | -2.435 | -9.103 | -5.943 | -6.506 | -2.724 |
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 | 0.001 | 0.000 | -0.001 | -0.002 | 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 | 103 928 000 000 000.000 | 91 728 000 000 000.000 | 102 136 229 644 633.000 | 106 566 103 613 319.000 | 110 203 399 979 442.000 |
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 | 108 435 000 000 000.000 | 110 478 100 000 000.000 | 113 573 400 000 000.000 | 116 597 569 497 362.000 | 117 853 505 969 080.000 | 115 838 906 555 815.000 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | Yen, 2015 |  | 124 175 854 575 046.000 | 127 244 452 758 978.000 | 130 560 906 120 845.000 | 134 889 341 858 862.000 | 135 862 062 772 230.000 | 138 716 214 005 259.000 | 139 785 105 923 664.000 | 141 182 184 262 782.000 | 134 589 869 374 239.000 | 132 951 878 960 468.000 | 139 057 465 364 095.000 | 141 650 717 155 886.000 |
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 | 556 189 600 000 000.000 | 559 862 200 000 000.000 | 538 700 600 000 000.000 | 545 237 181 009 024.000 | 567 214 663 319 436.000 | 577 470 368 017 010.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 5 004 532 326 629.540 | 5 104 879 198 914.910 | 5 119 999 166 207.980 | 5 199 905 187 912.830 | 5 239 103 456 693.420 | 5 326 874 837 838.280 | 5 356 643 179 426.890 | 5 357 453 971 486.130 | 5 111 714 398 241.510 | 5 205 574 295 887.450 | 5 383 339 015 487.610 | 5 442 247 069 337.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 |  | 4 279 768 535 037.620 | 4 365 583 024 497.750 | 4 378 513 295 709.570 | 4 446 847 208 877.190 | 4 480 368 726 255.050 | 4 555 428 925 846.870 | 4 580 886 172 070.110 | 4 581 579 544 021.200 | 4 371 428 340 123.550 | 4 451 695 308 229.530 | 4 603 715 877 571.510 | 4 654 092 779 721.470 |
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 | 551 220 000 000 000.000 | 554 300 400 000 000.000 | 554 384 300 000 000.000 | 528 955 400 000 000.000 | 538 667 933 963 233.000 | 557 062 860 016 680.000 | 563 158 610 044 860.000 |
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 | 138 369 600 000 000.000 | 139 580 800 000 000.000 | 133 673 600 000 000.000 | 132 827 604 508 886.000 | 138 637 944 310 028.000 | 141 239 545 560 694.000 |
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 | 96 028 400 000 000.000 | 101 792 952 597 012.000 | 106 791 767 605 666.000 | 109 575 361 946 271.000 |
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 | -0.007 | 0.008 | -0.001 | 0.001 |
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 | 301 929 000 000 000.000 | 302 750 100 000 000.000 | 301 865 300 000 000.000 | 284 207 400 000 000.000 | 287 914 638 978 554.000 | 299 875 532 038 031.000 | 304 960 754 969 082.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.494 | -0.130 | 1.978 | 1.095 | 0.479 | -0.053 | 0.192 | 0.445 | 0.119 | -0.457 | 0.455 | 0.767 |
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 | -11.739 | 11.347 | 4.337 | 3.413 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 1.683 | 1.478 | 0.962 | 1.926 | 1.614 | 0.085 | 1.015 | 1.884 | 2.802 | 2.663 | 1.077 | -1.709 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.756 | -0.354 | 1.686 | 2.111 | 0.420 | -0.074 | 0.005 | 0.645 | 0.846 | -0.612 | 0.596 | 0.706 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage |  | 0.608 | 1.644 | 1.988 | 3.705 | 1.177 | 1.600 | 0.564 | 0.660 | -3.780 | 1.213 | 4.031 | 1.808 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 1.375 | 2.005 | 0.296 | 1.561 | 0.754 | 1.675 | 0.559 | 0.015 | -4.587 | 1.836 | 3.415 | 1.094 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.772 | 4.112 | 2.222 | 2.281 | 1.160 | 1.610 | 0.194 | 0.875 | -4.232 | -0.633 | 4.374 | 1.877 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 |  | -0.035 | 0.362 | 2.750 | 0.778 | -0.110 | 0.484 | 0.981 | 0.469 | -0.008 | -0.183 | 0.774 | 0.767 |
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 | -7.312 | 6.003 | 4.911 | 2.607 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 |  | 2.029 | 2.606 | -0.907 | -0.217 | -0.427 | 1.052 | 0.272 | -0.292 | -5.850 | 1.304 | 4.154 | 1.696 |
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 | 310 729 800 000 000.000 | 314 264 100 024 712.000 | 322 786 461 876 379.000 | 313 106 586 954 072.000 | 323 817 769 799 562.000 | 323 283 540 142 938.000 |
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 | 1.024 | 1.032 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2015 |  | 0.971 | 0.970 | 0.989 | 1.000 | 1.005 | 1.004 | 1.006 | 1.011 | 1.012 | 1.007 | 1.012 | 1.020 |
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 | 0.914 | 0.971 | 1.004 | 1.018 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 |  | 0.966 | 0.963 | 0.979 | 1.000 | 1.004 | 1.003 | 1.003 | 1.010 | 1.018 | 1.012 | 1.018 | 1.025 |
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 | 0.887 | 1.001 | 1.064 | 1.085 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | Yen |  | 104.274 | 101.303 | 103.052 | 103.469 | 105.520 | 105.102 | 103.706 | 103.625 | 102.835 | 99.124 | 98.616 | 98.616 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons |  | 65 646 666.667 | 65 924 166.667 | 66 085 833.333 | 66 248 333.333 | 66 730 833.333 | 67 198 333.333 | 68 298 333.333 | 68 857 500.000 | 68 675 833.333 | 68 728 933.333 | 68 871 142.154 | 68 783 366.274 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons |  | 62 793 333.333 | 63 263 333.333 | 63 711 666.667 | 64 019 166.667 | 64 652 500.000 | 65 304 166.667 | 66 633 333.333 | 67 240 000.000 | 66 763 333.333 | 66 784 825.073 | 67 080 500.376 | 67 099 876.355 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage |  | 4.347 | 4.036 | 3.593 | 3.365 | 3.115 | 2.819 | 2.438 | 2.349 | 2.785 | 2.829 | 2.600 | 2.448 |
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 | 0.048 | 0.024 | 0.024 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage |  | 0.193 | 0.155 | 0.128 | 0.092 | -0.015 | -0.016 | -0.053 | -0.081 | -0.066 | -0.085 | -0.088 | -0.088 |