Japan (JP) is covered on EconEarth’s interactive globe with economy, market, and country data drawn from the same dataset used in the live app.
A wealthy, precise industrial economy whose cars, machinery and electronics still command global respect. Growth is slow, the population is shrinking and public debt is huge, though most of it is held at home. Corporate cash piles and world class firms sit beside a cautious consumer and a labour market that is tight more because of demographics than because demand is booming.
Region: Asia. Population: 123M (rank #12). GDP: $4.20 trillion. GDP per capita: $35,703 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +1.9%. Inflation: +2.8%. Policy rate: 0.1%. Currency: JPY. Equity market cap: $6.30 trillion.