External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 2.596 | 3.070 | 3.725 | 3.521 | 3.839 | 4.652 | 2.791 | 2.756 | 3.835 | 2.061 | 1.009 | 0.888 | 0.784 | 3.076 | 3.843 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | Yen | | 125.255 | 115.936 | 108.147 | 110.133 | 116.354 | 117.755 | 103.388 | 93.572 | 87.761 | 79.707 | 79.814 | 97.598 | 105.848 | 121.002 | 108.803 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 531 627 449 679.274 | 549 670 700 384.062 | 596 415 027 373.714 | 631 877 466 559.546 | 661 601 839 576.856 | 676 624 794 433.217 | 681 584 229 323.901 | 575 528 367 331.602 | 640 479 606 377.436 | 677 165 372 836.301 | 714 092 498 459.846 | 736 721 573 293.552 | 796 581 125 851.617 | 800 084 966 601.884 | 790 681 051 476.668 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 483 500 057 497.970 | 513 483 237 773.700 | 571 151 168 246.071 | 608 314 837 397.358 | 653 309 491 573.652 | 688 889 557 698.490 | 696 936 045 215.742 | 560 632 209 500.207 | 660 944 315 545.295 | 678 879 712 858.551 | 697 839 615 006.356 | 711 916 047 329.710 | 773 940 092 132.458 | 787 755 000 750.277 | 789 327 747 716.385 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 435 372 665 316.666 | 477 295 775 163.339 | 545 887 309 118.427 | 584 752 208 235.171 | 645 017 143 570.449 | 701 154 320 963.764 | 712 287 861 107.583 | 545 736 051 668.811 | 681 409 024 713.155 | 680 594 052 880.800 | 681 586 731 552.865 | 687 110 521 365.867 | 751 299 058 413.299 | 775 425 034 898.670 | 787 974 443 956.103 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 143.193 | 150.880 | 154.495 | 154.585 | 152.866 | 152.926 | 158.539 | 177.125 | 181.397 | 196.155 | 205.253 | 208.329 | 214.591 | 217.492 | 218.676 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -7.336 | -7.433 | -5.314 | -4.438 | -3.029 | -2.901 | -4.110 | -9.693 | -9.076 | -8.986 | -8.196 | -7.611 | -5.616 | -3.678 | -3.600 |
Expenditure and GDP | Government final consumption expenditure, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 88 745 300 000 000.000 | 90 401 400 000 000.000 | 91 385 900 000 000.000 | 92 111 100 000 000.000 | 92 317 500 000 000.000 | 93 691 100 000 000.000 | 93 608 599 999 999.900 | 95 452 400 000 000.000 | 97 239 100 000 000.000 | 99 402 300 000 000.000 | 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 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 276 130 100 000 000.000 | 277 881 000 000 000.000 | 281 553 400 000 000.000 | 285 863 000 000 000.000 | 288 517 000 000 000.000 | 290 695 700 000 000.000 | 287 401 600 000 001.000 | 284 771 600 000 000.000 | 291 408 200 000 000.000 | 289 879 700 000 000.000 | 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 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | Yen | | 524 478 700 000 000.000 | 523 968 700 000 000.000 | 529 400 900 000 000.000 | 532 515 600 000 000.000 | 535 170 200 000 000.000 | 539 281 700 000 000.000 | 527 823 800 000 000.000 | 494 938 400 000 000.000 | 505 530 600 000 000.000 | 497 449 000 000 000.000 | 500 474 600 000 000.000 | 508 700 599 999 999.000 | 518 811 100 000 001.000 | 538 032 400 000 001.000 | 544 364 600 000 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | Yen, 2015 | | 484 683 500 000 000.000 | 492 124 100 000 000.000 | 502 882 400 000 000.000 | 511 954 000 000 000.000 | 518 979 700 000 000.000 | 526 681 200 000 000.000 | 520 233 100 000 000.000 | 490 615 100 000 000.000 | 510 720 000 000 000.000 | 510 841 600 000 000.000 | 517 864 400 000 000.000 | 528 248 100 000 000.000 | 529 812 700 000 001.000 | 538 081 200 000 001.000 | 542 137 500 000 000.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | Yen, 2015 | | 136 456 100 000 000.000 | 135 595 700 000 000.000 | 135 992 700 000 000.000 | 140 028 600 000 000.000 | 140 587 400 000 000.000 | 137 561 300 000 000.000 | 132 303 500 000 000.000 | 119 041 800 000 000.000 | 117 490 200 000 000.000 | 120 098 300 000 000.000 | 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 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.907 | 1.866 | 1.089 | 0.794 | 0.224 | 1.488 | -0.088 | 1.970 | 1.872 | 2.225 | 1.683 | 1.478 | 0.962 | 1.926 | 1.614 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.892 | -0.264 | -0.017 | -0.562 | 0.232 | 0.075 | 1.382 | -1.363 | -0.628 | -0.281 | -0.026 | 0.335 | 2.759 | 0.795 | -0.127 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 1.289 | 0.634 | 1.322 | 1.531 | 0.928 | 0.755 | -1.133 | -0.915 | 2.330 | -0.525 | 2.029 | 2.606 | -0.907 | -0.217 | -0.427 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.042 | 1.535 | 2.186 | 1.804 | 1.372 | 1.484 | -1.224 | -5.693 | 4.098 | 0.024 | 1.375 | 2.005 | 0.296 | 1.561 | 0.754 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -4.836 | -0.631 | 0.293 | 2.968 | 0.399 | -2.152 | -3.822 | -10.024 | -1.303 | 2.220 | 2.772 | 4.112 | 2.222 | 2.281 | 1.160 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 0.787 | 3.394 | 8.504 | 5.946 | 4.704 | 2.271 | 0.733 | -15.560 | 11.285 | 5.728 | 5.453 | 3.169 | 8.125 | 0.440 | -1.175 |
Core inflation | Percentage, 2015 | | -0.717 | -0.322 | -0.456 | -0.379 | -0.353 | -0.207 | 0.216 | -0.704 | -1.182 | -0.863 | -0.483 | -0.165 | 1.892 | 1.081 | 0.379 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2015 | | -1.391 | -1.608 | -1.125 | -1.194 | -0.862 | -0.705 | -0.912 | -0.570 | -1.881 | -1.622 | -0.756 | -0.354 | 1.686 | 2.111 | 0.420 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2015 | | 7.892 | 9.629 | 14.371 | 7.120 | 10.306 | 8.703 | 1.588 | -23.383 | 24.861 | -0.120 | 0.146 | 0.810 | 9.342 | 3.211 | 1.618 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2015 | | 0.977 | 0.974 | 0.974 | 0.968 | 0.971 | 0.971 | 0.985 | 0.971 | 0.965 | 0.963 | 0.962 | 0.965 | 0.992 | 1.000 | 0.999 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2015 | | 1.082 | 1.065 | 1.053 | 1.040 | 1.031 | 1.024 | 1.015 | 1.009 | 0.990 | 0.974 | 0.966 | 0.963 | 0.979 | 1.000 | 1.004 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 0.782 | 0.777 | 0.798 | 0.865 | 0.960 | 1.023 | 1.081 | 0.851 | 0.886 | 0.936 | 0.930 | 1.038 | 1.077 | 1.000 | 0.868 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2015 | | 1.081 | 1.040 | 1.025 | 1.040 | 1.074 | 1.099 | 1.056 | 0.931 | 0.915 | 0.893 | 0.875 | 0.966 | 0.994 | 1.000 | 0.917 |
Labour markets | Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 63 310 000.000 | 63 166 666.667 | 63 291 666.667 | 63 565 833.333 | 63 895 000.000 | 64 281 666.667 | 64 098 333.333 | 63 152 500.000 | 62 984 166.667 | 62 932 500.000 | 62 793 333.333 | 63 263 333.333 | 63 712 500.000 | 64 021 666.667 | 64 705 000.000 |
Labour force | Persons | | 66 893 333.333 | 66 666 666.667 | 66 425 000.000 | 66 510 000.000 | 66 644 166.667 | 66 849 166.667 | 66 745 000.000 | 66 507 500.000 | 66 319 166.667 | 65 956 666.667 | 65 646 666.667 | 65 924 166.667 | 66 085 000.000 | 66 251 666.667 | 66 785 833.333 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 5.357 | 5.250 | 4.717 | 4.427 | 4.125 | 3.841 | 3.965 | 5.045 | 5.029 | 4.585 | 4.347 | 4.036 | 3.590 | 3.366 | 3.116 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 1.252 | 0.986 | 1.487 | 1.372 | 1.734 | 1.674 | 1.486 | 1.341 | 1.169 | 1.117 | 0.849 | 0.708 | 0.551 | 0.358 | -0.047 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 0.077 | 0.057 | 0.052 | 0.057 | 0.297 | 0.790 | 0.924 | 0.476 | 0.231 | 0.194 | 0.193 | 0.155 | 0.128 | 0.092 | -0.015 |