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Japan GDP Growth Rate
Last Release
Jun 30, 2025
Actual
0.3
Units In
%
Previous
-0.2
Frequency
Quarterly
Next Release
Sep 07, 2025
Time to Release
23 Days 11 Hours
Highest | Lowest | Average | Date Range | Source |
5.4 Sep 2020 | -7.9 Jun 2020 | 0.42 % | 1980-2025 | N/A |
Japan's industrialized, free market economy is the fourth biggest in the world. Japan has the largest electronics industry and the third largest automobile industry in the world. Japan’s economy is well-known by its efficiency and competitiveness in exports oriented sectors, but productivity is lower in areas such as agriculture, distribution, and services.
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Japan’s GDP grew 0.3% qoq in Q2 2025, accelerating from an upwardly revised increase in Q1 and surpassing market expectations, both of which stood at 0.1%, preliminary data showed. It was the fifth consecutive quarterly expansion, amid steady private consumption (0.2% vs 0.2% in Q1) that outpaced the consensus of 0.1% despite persistent cost pressures. Meanwhile, government spending was flat after declining 0.5% in the prior period. Business investment gained momentum (1.3% vs 1.0%), easily topping forecasts of 0.5% and reflecting preemptive moves ahead of expected rate hikes. Meanwhile, net trade added 0.3ppts, as exports rebounded (2.0% vs -0.3%) while imports slowed sharply (0.6% vs 2.9%). Exporters rushed shipments ahead of U.S. tariffs, while automakers mitigated the impact of rising duties by cutting prices to sustain domestic production. Analysts caution that the full hit to growth may emerge in upcoming data, as Japan now faces a 15% blanket tariff on all exports to the U.S.
Japan GDP Growth Rate History
Last 12 readings