Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan
Japan: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was 1.1 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan stood at 1.1.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 397.3% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan peaked at 4.54 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -4.28, in 2009.
That places Japan 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.08 | — |
| 2001 | 1.03 | -66.6% |
| 2002 | 1.33 | +29.1% |
| 2003 | 1.87 | +40.6% |
| 2004 | 1.97 | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1.32 | -33.0% |
| 2006 | 0.93 | -29.5% |
| 2007 | 1.05 | +12.9% |
| 2008 | -0.84 | -180.0% |
| 2009 | -4.28 | +409.5% |
| 2010 | 4.54 | -206.1% |
| 2011 | -0.03 | -100.7% |
| 2012 | 1.6 | -5433.3% |
| 2013 | 1.3 | -18.8% |
| 2014 | -0.45 | -134.6% |
| 2015 | 1.27 | -382.2% |
| 2016 | -0.37 | -129.1% |
| 2017 | 0.53 | -243.2% |
| 2018 | -1.37 | -358.5% |
| 2019 | -1.4 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | -3.48 | +148.6% |
| 2021 | 2.83 | -181.3% |
| 2022 | 0.36 | -87.3% |
| 2023 | 0.86 | +138.9% |
| 2024 | -0.37 | -143.0% |
| 2025 | 1.1 | -397.3% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 1.1 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.52, 72% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 1.1 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.31, 48% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +5433.3% | -0.03 | 1.6 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.746 | -4.28 | 3.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.562 | -1.4 | 4.54 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2167 | -3.48 | 2.83 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More work & labour data for Japan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.4984 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5262 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.4728 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.4618 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 103,039 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 5,756 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 39,867 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 36,979 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 76,846 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Japan was 1.1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.28 in 2009.
- How does Japan rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Japan ranks 122nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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