Japan — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Japan, 1960–2025.
Inflation for Japan was 3.17% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 66 years, from 1960 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 23.22% in 1974. The lowest was -1.35% in 2009 (about -2.3× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -0.18% per year.
Japan ranks 94 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 50%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 2.21%, so Japan sits above it. It peaked in 1974 and has fallen 86% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 299%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 10 of 28 economies; Australia (2.87%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 3200% in 2005. That is 149% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1960 level: doubled by 1973.
World ranking. Slipped: 20th of 63 in 1960 → 19th of 92 in 1970 → 90th of 106 in 1980 → 106th of 131 in 1990 → 150th of 163 in 2000 → 178th of 186 in 2010 → 147th of 178 in 2020 → 84th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1960 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.17% | +0.4 pp |
| 2024 | 2.74% | -0.5 pp |
| 2023 | 3.27% | +0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +2.7 pp |
| 2021 | -0.23% | -0.2 pp |
| 2020 | -0.02% | -0.5 pp |
| 2019 | 0.47% | -0.5 pp |
| 2018 | 0.99% | +0.5 pp |
| 2017 | 0.48% | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | -0.13% | -0.9 pp |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -2.0 pp |
| 2014 | 2.76% | +2.4 pp |
| 2013 | 0.34% | +0.4 pp |
| 2012 | -0.04% | +0.2 pp |
| 2011 | -0.27% | +0.5 pp |
| 2010 | -0.73% | +0.6 pp |
| 2009 | -1.35% | -2.7 pp |
| 2008 | 1.38% | +1.3 pp |
| 2007 | 0.06% | -0.2 pp |
| 2006 | 0.25% | +0.5 pp |
| 2005 | -0.28% | -0.3 pp |
| 2004 | -0.01% | +0.2 pp |
| 2003 | -0.26% | +0.7 pp |
| 2002 | -0.92% | -0.2 pp |
| 2001 | -0.74% | -0.1 pp |
| 2000 | -0.68% | -0.3 pp |
| 1999 | -0.34% | -1.0 pp |
| 1998 | 0.66% | -1.1 pp |
| 1997 | 1.75% | +1.6 pp |
| 1996 | 0.14% | +0.3 pp |
| 1995 | -0.13% | -0.8 pp |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 1993 | 1.24% | -0.5 pp |
| 1992 | 1.76% | -1.5 pp |
| 1991 | 3.25% | +0.2 pp |
| 1990 | 3.08% | +0.8 pp |
| 1989 | 2.27% | +1.6 pp |
| 1988 | 0.68% | +0.6 pp |
| 1987 | 0.13% | -0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 0.6% | -1.4 pp |
| 1985 | 2.03% | -0.2 pp |
| 1984 | 2.26% | +0.4 pp |
| 1983 | 1.9% | -0.8 pp |
| 1982 | 2.74% | -2.2 pp |
| 1981 | 4.91% | -2.9 pp |
| 1980 | 7.78% | +4.1 pp |
| 1979 | 3.7% | -0.5 pp |
| 1978 | 4.21% | -4.0 pp |
| 1977 | 8.16% | -1.2 pp |
| 1976 | 9.37% | -2.4 pp |
| 1975 | 11.73% | -11.5 pp |
| 1974 | 23.22% | +11.6 pp |
| 1973 | 11.61% | +6.8 pp |
| 1972 | 4.84% | -1.6 pp |
| 1971 | 6.4% | -0.5 pp |
| 1970 | 6.92% | +1.7 pp |
| 1969 | 5.25% | -0.1 pp |
| 1968 | 5.34% | +1.3 pp |
| 1967 | 3.99% | -1.1 pp |
| 1966 | 5.04% | -1.6 pp |
| 1965 | 6.66% | +2.9 pp |
| 1964 | 3.8% | -2.9 pp |
| 1963 | 6.71% | -0.1 pp |
| 1962 | 6.84% | +1.5 pp |
| 1961 | 5.37% | +1.8 pp |
| 1960 | 3.57% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Japan’s Inflation in 1961?
5.37% (1961). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Japan’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1960 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -11.2% in total — about 0.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.17%; 2024: 2.74%; 2023: 3.27%; 2022: 2.5%; 2021: -0.23%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.