Gross Domestic Product of Japan fell -0.5% in 2011 compared to last year. This rate is 52 -tenths of one percent less than the previous year, when changed 4.7%.
The GDP figure in 2011 was €4,247,574$6,233,147 million, leaving Japan placed 3th in the ranking of GDP of the 196 countries that we publish. The absolute value of GDP in Japan rose €97,674$474,075 million with respect to 2010.
The GDP per capita of Japan in 2011 was €33,200$48,761, €800$3,625 higher than in 2010, it was €32,400$45,136. 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 2001 when the GDP per capita in Japan was €36,500$34,411.
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 23th 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.