This page has economic forecasts for Japan including a long-term outlook for the next decades, plus medium-term expectations for the next four quarters and short-term market predictions for the next release affecting the Japan economy.


Overview Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
GDP Growth Rate 0.70 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 percent
Unemployment Rate 2.30 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.8 percent
Inflation Rate 1.20 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5 percent
Interest Rate -0.10 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0 0.1 percent
Balance of Trade 139.56 62.98 -122 4.08 -167 410 JPY Billion
Government Debt to GDP 253.00 254 256 256 256 258 percent
MARKETS Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Currency 113.73
 114 115 116 116 118
Stock Market 21528.73
points		 23944 23633 23325 23022 21848
Government Bond 10Y 0.11
percent		 0.15 0.16 0.18 0.2 0.29
GDP Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
GDP Growth Rate 0.70
percent		 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.5
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.00
percent		 1.1 0.9 0.7 1.3 1
GDP Growth Annualized 3.00
percent		 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.16 2.9
GDP 4872.14
USD Billion		 4900 5110 5110 5110 5400
GDP Constant Prices 537599.20
JPY Billion		 543355 538449 541362 544588 550435
Gross National Product 562569.10
JPY Billion		 569825 562054 566507 569882 577250
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 129862.00
JPY Billion		 130000 129000 131000 132000 109000
GDP per capita 48556.93
USD		 49500 50100 50100 50100 51000
GDP per capita PPP 39002.22
USD		 40000 41500 41500 41500 43000
GDP From Agriculture 4272.10
JPY Billion		 4340 4311 4302 4328 4397
GDP From Construction 28365.30
JPY Billion		 28819 28621 28564 28734 29195
GDP From Manufacturing 107759.60
JPY Billion		 109484 108729 108514 109160 110910
GDP From Mining 213.80
JPY Billion		 217 216 215 217 220
GDP From Public Administration 26247.90
JPY Billion		 26668 26484 26432 26589 27015
GDP From Services 21864.70
JPY Billion		 22215 22061 22018 22149 22504
GDP From Transport 24250.60
JPY Billion		 24639 24469 24420 24566 24960
GDP From Utilities 8743.10
JPY Billion		 8883 8822 8804 8857 8999
LABOUR Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Unemployment Rate 2.30
percent		 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.4 2.8
Employed Persons 66650.00
Thousand 		66754 66884 67011 67127 67877
Unemployed Persons 1600.00
Thousand 		1593 1573 1556 1541 1483
Part Time Employment 7193.00
Thousand		 7250 7289 7330 7372 7743
Full Time Employment 22241.00
Thousand		 22187 22183 22186 22186 22186
Employment Rate 60.50
percent		 59.2 61.2 59.5 61.2 60.5
Labor Force Participation Rate 61.90
percent		 60.8 61.5 61.5 61.35 62.5
Youth Unemployment Rate 3.40
percent		 3.65 3.61 3.62 3.62 3.62
Productivity 102.00
Index Points		 99.59 104 100 105 100
Job Vacancies 980.59
Thousand 		975 975 975 975 976
Wages 302743.00
JPY/Month		 689000 328000 559000 314000 707000
Wages in Manufacturing 338951.00
JPY/Month		 825000 356000 578000 352000 846000
Wage Growth 1.10
percent		 1.52 1.6 1.48 1.56 1.53
Minimum Wages 848.00
JPY/Hour		 848 870 870 870 900
Population 126.71
Million		 126 127 126 126 124
Retirement Age Women 62.00
 62 62 62 62 63
Retirement Age Men 62.00
 62 62 62 62 63
PRICES Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Inflation Rate 1.20
percent		 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.1 1.5
Inflation Rate Mom 0.00
percent		 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.08 0.3
Consumer Price Index CPI 101.70
Index Points		 103 102 102 103 106
Core Consumer Prices 101.30
Index Points		 102 102 102 102 105
Core Inflation Rate 1.00
percent		 1 1.1 1.2 1.1 2
GDP Deflator 104.20
Index Points		 105 102 105 102 105
Producer Prices 102.30
Index Points		 103 103 104 105 108
Export Prices 97.60
Index Points		 97.6 97.4 97.1 97.1 97.4
Import Prices 101.80
Index Points		 100 100 100 100 101
Food Inflation 1.80
percent		 1.6 1.7 2.6 1.4 1.9
Producer Prices Change 2.90
percent		 3.2 2.9 2.7 2.5 1.8
CPI Housing Utilities 99.60
Index Points		 101 101 101 101 104
CPI Transportation 99.80
Index Points		 100 101 101 101 104
MONEY Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Interest Rate -0.10
percent		 -0.1 -0.1 -0.1 0 0.1
Interbank Rate -0.10
percent		 -0.09 -0.09 -0.09 -0.09 0.01
Money Supply M0 100117.40
JPY Billion		 99969 100021 100002 99996 99998
Money Supply M1 763800.50
JPY Billion		 768848 777414 785834 794129 864420
Money Supply M2 1007530.80
JPY Billion		 1013597 1020170 1027026 1034004 1095879
Money Supply M3 1342560.40
JPY Billion		 1347802 1355709 1363624 1371484 1439583
Central Bank Balance Sheet 551805.40
JPY Billion		 556508 566804 576522 585855 659114
Foreign Exchange Reserves 1252873.00
USD Million		 1253078 1252264 1252831 1253725 1261845
Loans to Private Sector 460417.30
JPY Billion		 460490 460392 460367 460364 460360
Deposit Interest Rate 0.32
percent		 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.32 0.42
Foreign Stock Investment 107.60
JPY Billion		 -120 -54.06 -54.06 -54.06 250
Foreign Bond Investment -167.30
JPY Billion		 160 176 176 176 176
Private Debt to GDP 229.40
percent		 226 227 228 228 227
Loan Growth 2.20
percent		 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.21 2.4
TRADE Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Balance of Trade 139.56
JPY Billion		 62.98 -122 4.08 -167 410
Exports 6726.65
JPY Billion		 6724 6700 6690 6685 6450
Imports 6587.09
JPY Billion		 6586 6822 6686 6852 6040
Current Account 1821.60
JPY Billion		 1775 1861 1800 1816 1807
Current Account to GDP 4.02
percent		 3.5 3 3 3 3.12
External Debt 426882.00
JPY Billion		 429624 432772 432465 432932 424855
Terms of Trade 95.90
Index Points		 97.31 97.21 96.71 96.71 96.31
Foreign Direct Investment 12535.00
JPY Hundreds Million		 12482 12519 12534 12539 12540
Capital Flows 31777.00
JPY HML		 5107 42654 12661 18373 12456
Tourism Revenues 17647000.00
JPY Thousand		 19910091 20485533 20073012 20357838 20236992
Tourist Arrivals 2159600.00
 2188000 2257500 2293000 2310600 2334700
Gold Reserves 765.20
Tonnes		 765 765 765 765 765
Terrorism Index 3.60
 2.2 3.6 1.5 1.5 1.3
Crude Oil Production 3.00
BBL/D/1K		 3.21 3.22 3.22 3.22 3.22
GOVERNMENT Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Government Debt to GDP 253.00
percent		 254 256 256 256 258
Government Budget -4.50
percent of GDP		 -4.4 -4.5 -4.5 -4.5 -4.4
Government Budget Value -113831.00
JPY HND Million 		-54452 -54475 -54475 -54475 -54453
Government Spending 106792.20
JPY Billion		 108270 107531 107540 108180 109680
Military Expenditure 46555.98
USD Million		 46566 46686 46807 46927 47183
Asylum Applications 759.00
Persons		 270 277 270 269 271
Government Spending To GDP 39.05
percent		 39.05 39.05 39.05 39.05 39.05
BUSINESS Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Business Confidence 19.00
Index Points		 17 21 20 18.3 2
Services Pmi 52.40
Index Points		 52.5 52 51.3 51.55 50.8
Manufacturing PMI 52.90
 51.9 52 53 51.86 51
Industrial Production -2.90
percent		 3 -2.91 0.3 0.9 4
Industrial Production Mom -1.10
percent		 0.7 0.5 -0.2 0.1 0.1
Manufacturing Production 0.30
percent		 2.5 0.03 0.02 0.01 3
Capacity Utilization 101.40
Index Points		 102 101 102 101 102
New Orders 899.96
JPY Billion		 1038 1045 1048 1048 1048
Machinery Orders -18.30
percent		 -0.6 1.7 -1.4 0.17 0.2
Changes in Inventories 443.30
JPY Billion		 226 285 327 393 423
Bankruptcies 730.00
Companies		 695 698 694 693 693
Corporate Profits 26401.12
JPY Billion		 24598 22164 26552 23405 25516
Coincident Index 114.60
 113 113 112 112 112
Economy Watchers Survey 49.50
 49.18 49.03 49.09 49.06 49.07
Car Production 595931.00
Units		 688575 826652 794641 673450 694206
Car Registrations 227172.00
 229486 253838 273989 260056 234962
Leading Economic Index 103.90
Index Points		 104 104 104 104 104
Small Business Sentiment 14.00
 13 15 12 10 -4
Internet Speed 20171.96
KBps		 22872 23231 23638 24122 27785
IP Addresses 43689566.00
IP		 43485720 43487420 43486465 43487120 43487808
Private Investment 12.80
percent		 10.53 9.97 5.91 7.43 8.34
Mining Production -7.20
percent		 -3.65 -2.56 -1.98 -1.69 -1.36
Non Manufacturing Pmi 22.00
 24 24 26 21 21
Steel Production 8418.41
Thousand Tonnes		 8641 8719 8651 8622 8648
Cement Production 4996.00
Thousands of Tonnes 		4982 4988 4990 4990 4990
Competitiveness Index 82.47
Points		 82.97 82.97 82.97 82.97 85.47
Competitiveness Rank 5.00
 5 5 5 5 5
Composite Pmi 52.50
 51.81 51.57 51.49 51.49 51.5
Ease of Doing Business 39.00
 36 37 38 36 42
Corruption Index 73.00
Points		 73 73 73 73 73
Corruption Rank 20.00
 20 20 20 20 20
CONSUMER Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Consumer Confidence 43.00
Index Points		 44 43.9 43.9 42.96 43.9
Retail Sales MoM -0.20
percent		 0.8 0.05 0.06 0.06 1.2
Retail Sales YoY 2.10
percent		 -0.9 1.7 2.1 1.49 0.9
Household Spending -1.60
percent		 0.71 -0.82 -0.7 -0.67 2
Consumer Spending 301316.40
JPY Billion		 304597 301895 303426 305234 308566
Disposable Personal Income 365.45
JPY Thousand		 767 365 610 427 820
Personal Savings 12.50
percent		 50 5 42 10 48
Bank Lending Rate 1.00
percent		 1 1 1 1 1.1
Households Debt To GDP 57.40
percent of GDP		 58.8 58 57.5 57.3 57.83
Consumer Credit 334396.00
JPY Billion		 337370 337479 336246 337233 336742
Gasoline Prices 1.41
USD/Liter		 1.19 1.12 1.06 0.98 0.84
HOUSING Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Housing Starts -1.50
percent		 0.6 -1.08 -1.03 -1.04 1.5
Construction Orders 1.00
percent		 2.2 -1.28 -1.29 -1.29 2.2
Housing Index 112.36
Index Points		 112 115 114 115 118
Home Ownership Rate 61.70
percent		 61.8 61.82 61.84 61.86 62.11
TAXES Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Corporate Tax Rate 30.86
percent		 30.86 30.86 30.86 30.86 30.86
Personal Income Tax Rate 55.95
percent		 55.95 55.95 55.95 55.95 55.95
Sales Tax Rate 8.00
percent		 8 10 10 10 10
Social Security Rate 29.20
percent		 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.2 29.3
Social Security Rate For Companies 14.75
percent		 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75 14.75
Social Security Rate For Employees 14.45
percent		 14.45 14.45 14.45 14.45 14.45
CLIMATE Actual Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19 Q3/19 2020
Temperature 4.06
celsius		 8.85 2.06 19.56 16.55 12.24
Precipitation 102.03
mm		 108 82.4 136 136 139



Japan - Economic Forecasts - 2018-2020 Outlook