Gross Domestic Product of Japan fell -1% in 2008 compared to last year. This rate is 32 -tenths of one percent less than the previous year, when changed 2.2%.
The GDP figure in 2008 was €3,287,696$5,106,679 million, leaving Japan placed 2th in the ranking of GDP of the 196 countries that we publish. The absolute value of GDP in Japan rose €106,454$526,929 million with respect to 2007.
The GDP per capita of Japan in 2008 was €25,700$39,992, €800$4,145 higher than in 2007, it was €24,900$35,847. To view the evolution of the GDP per capita, it is interesting to look back a few years and compare these data with those of 1998 when the GDP per capita in Japan was €27,700$32,437.
If we order the countries according to their GDP per capita, Japan is well positioned in terms of the standard of living of its population, coming 28th out of the 196 countries whose GDP we publish.
Here we show you the progression of the GDP in Japan. You can see GDP in other countries in GDP and see all the economic information about Japan in Japan's economy.