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Japan — Macro Snapshot

— — Insufficient data to classify JPN's current economic regime.

The Bank of Japan has set the policy rate at 0.73%. Headline inflation stands at 3.0%, with unemployment at 2.6%. GDP growth is running at -0.6%.

Data sources: Cabinet Office (via FRED), Bank of Japan, national statistics. Currency: JPY. Classification: MacroBrief Regime Framework v2.4.

Annual data typically lags. Latest available: 2024

Year	GDP	Debt/GDP	C/A	Savings	Budget	CPI
2024	¥600T	255%	+3.5%	4%	-5.8%	2.8%
2023	¥590T	260%	+3.2%	4%	-6.5%	3.3%
2022	¥560T	262%	+2.1%	5%	-6.8%	2.5%
2021	¥550T	265%	+3.5%	8%	-7.5%	-0.2%
2020	¥540T	258%	+3.2%	11%	-10.3%	0.0%

How to read this table

GDP — Nominal GDP in US dollars. Measures total economic output.

Debt/GDP — Government debt as % of GDP. Above 100% indicates debt exceeds annual output.

C/A — Current account balance (% of GDP). Negative = importing more than exporting.

Savings — Gross national savings rate. Higher savings provide a buffer against external shocks.

Budget — Government budget balance (% of GDP). Negative = fiscal deficit.

CPI — Consumer price inflation (year over year). Central banks typically target ~2%.

Annual data typically lags 1–2 years. Rows marked Forecast are IMF projections. One year changes may not reflect the underlying trend — compare across 3–5 years.

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