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East Asia & Pacific · Country statistics

Japan

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At a glance

Latest published figures · reporting years differ
Population123.37M2025 · peopleGross domestic product$4.44T2025 · current US$GDP per capita$35.95K2025 · current US$ / personLife expectancy at birth842024 · yearsInternet use85.5%2024 · % of populationForest area68.4%2023 · % of land area
Health expenditure
10.7%

% of GDP·2023

Published observation

Over time

Full published history
Japan2023 · 10.7%
03.086.169.2412.321960199320252000: 7%2001: 7.2%2002: 7.4%2003: 7.5%2004: 7.5%2005: 7.7%2006: 7.7%2007: 7.8%2008: 8.1%2009: 9%2010: 9.1%2011: 10.5%2012: 10.7%2013: 10.7%2014: 10.7%2015: 10.7%2016: 10.7%2017: 10.7%2018: 10.7%2019: 11%2020: 11.4%2021: 12.1%2022: 12.3%2023: 10.7%

Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.

Country context

Japan in perspective

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Capital
Tokyo
Country code
JPN

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