Asia
Overview
Demography
Capital: Tokyo
Currency: Japanese yen (JPY)
Population: 123.37M
Population density: 341.54/km2
Conventions
Numbering system
Arabic numerals with dot as decimal separator
Date format: yyyy/mm/dd
Time: 24h time system
Country code: 0081
Economy
GDP: 4.44 trillion USD (2025)
GDP per capita: 35,951.04 USD (2025)
Exports: 739 billion USD (2024)
Imports: 719 billion USD (2024)
T-index
3.5%
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales.
Statistics
Internet users: 87.0% penetration, 107 million
Unemployment rate: 2.45% (2025)
Urbanisation: 92.30% (2025)
Global Innovation Index: 12th out of 139 countries worldwide
Language data sources: Worlddata / EF ; Demography data sources: World Bank / Worlddata / IBAN ; Economy data sources: World Bank / OEC / T-index ; Statistics data sources: DataReportal / World Bank / WIPO
If you need other information, below you can find a selection of economic/social/cultural data
Economy
GDP
$4.44 trillion (2025)
Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 1st out of 130 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Product Imports
$719 billion (2024)
Service Imports
$269.16 billion (2025)
Market Growth Imports
0.89% of annual growth
Financial inclusion factors
• 98.5% have an account with a financial institution
• 69.7% have a credit card
• 88.3% make digital payment
Active E-commerce
93,701 active stores
GDP Growth (annual %)
1.19%
GDP per Capita
$35,951.04 (2025)
Product Exports
$739 billion (2024)
Service Exports
$246.06 billion (2025)
Market Growth Exports
0.91% of annual growth
Main online stores
Amazon Japan, AliExpress, Rakuten Ichiba, Yahoo! JAPAN Shopping, Mercari, ZOZOTOWN, Yodobashi Camera, Bic Camera, LOHACO, au PAY Market
Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Japan ranked 18th out of 100 countries, 10.7% of annual ecosystem growth
The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment.
Economy data sources: World Bank / OEC / T-index / Joy of Creating / BrandNav
Trade balance of goods from 2014 to 2025
Source: Statista
Perception of products made in selected countries in 2017
Source: Statista
Which attributes do you associate with products made in Japan?
Source: Statista
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP)
Source: WorldBank
T-index
Reach most of the online purchasing power
T-Index ranks countries according to their potential for online sales. It estimates the market share of each country in relation to global e-commerce.
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Media language Japanese
The press
Yomiuri Shimbun, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Shimbun, Nikkei (Nihon Keizai Shimbun), Sankei Shimbun, The Japan Times, Tokyo Shimbun, Chunichi Shimbun, Hokkaido Shimbun, Nishinippon Shimbun, Kyoto Shimbun, Kobe Shimbun
Radio
NHK Radio 1, NHK Radio 2, NHK FM, J-Wave, Tokyo FM, Nippon Broadcasting System
News Agency
Kyodo News, Jiji Press, NHK News, Nikkei News, Asahi News Service, Yomiuri News Service
Magazines
Weekly Shonen Jump, Shueisha Magazine, Kodansha Magazine, Shogakukan Magazine, Tokyo Weekender, Japan Vogue
Television
NHK General TV, NHK World-Japan, Nippon TV (NTV), TBS Television, Fuji TV, TV Asahi
Media data source: GlobalMediaList
Internet Data
Internet users
87.0% penetration, 107 million
Share of web traffic by device
49.50% mobile phones, 48.20% computers (laptops and desktops), 2.23% tablet devices and 0.07% other devices
Median speed of mobile Internet connection
60.37 Mbps (Download)
9.65 Mbps (Upload)
Median speed of fixed Internet connection
214.90 Mbps (Download)
127.74 Mbps (Upload)
Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 157%
Most popular web search engines
Google (80.12%), Yahoo! (10.37%), Bing (7.63%), DuckDuckGo (0.62%), Yandex (0.59%), Cốc Cốc (0.24%), Baidu (0.20%), Others (0.23%)
Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (82.74%), Microsoft Copilot (4.91%), Perplexity (4.78%), Google Gemini (4.58%), DeepSeek (1.91%), Claude (1.08%)
Most used social media
LINE (79.2%), YouTube (59.7%), X (45.4%), Instagram (44.8%), TikTok (26.1%), Facebook (21.7%), iMessage (12.7%), Messenger (8.3%), Threads (6.9%), 5Channel (6.7%), Pinterest (6.4%), Skype (3.5%), Discord (3.1%), Bluesky (2.2%), BeReal (2.0%)
Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 100%
Internet data sources: DataReportal / Statcounter
Social statistics
Life expectancy
84.04 yrs (2024)
Current health expenditure
10.74% of GDP
Current education expenditure
87.39% of total expenditure in public institutions
CO2 emissions
7.79 metric tons per capita
Corruption Perceptions Index
Japan scored 71 out of 100, ranking 18th out of 182 countries.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.
Religion
Shintoism (69%), Buddhism (66.7%), Other (7.1%), Christianity (1.5%)
Ethnicity
Japanese (97.5%), Other (1.5%), Chinese (0.6%), Korean (0.4%)
World Happiness Index
Japan ranked 61st out of 147 countries, with a score of 6.13.
The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.
Social statistics sources: World Bank / Transparency International / Worldometer / World Population Review / World Happiness Report
Research & Development
R&D Expenditure
3.44% of GDP
World Competitiveness Ranking
Japan ranked 30th out of 70 countries, with a score of 70.13
The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity. It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.
World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Japan ranked 30th out of 69 countries, with a score of 74.92
The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation. It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.
Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 21st out of 97 countries
Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 25th out of 138 countries
The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.
Global Innovation Index
Ranked 4th out of 17 South East Asian and Oceanian countries, and 12th out of 139 countries worldwide.
The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation ecosystem performance of economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.
Research & Development sources: World Bank / OEC / WIPO / IMD
