Japan

Inflation in Japan

Inflation in Japan: 7.8% a year in 1980 and 3.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
3.2% a year
Since 1980
−4.6 percentage points
Rank, 2025
80 of 179
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
2% a year
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
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% a year · IMF

Inflation in JapanInflation in Japan: 7.8% a year in 1980 and 3.2% a year in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 2% a year in 2031.
  • The highest was 7.8% a year in 1980, the lowest -1.3% a year in 2009.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearJapan
20253.2
20242.7
20233.3
20222.5
2021-0.2
2020-0
20190.5
20181
20170.5
2016-0.1
20150.8
20142.8
20130.3
2012-0.1
2011-0.3
2010-0.7
2009-1.3
20081.4
20070.1
20060.2
2005-0.2
2004-0
2003-0.3
2002-0.9
2001-0.7
2000-0.7
1999-0.3
19980.7
19971.7
19960.1
1995-0.1
19940.7
19931.3
19921.7
19913.3
19903.1
19892.3
19880.7
19870.1
19860.6
19852.1
19842.3
19831.9
19822.7
19814.9
19807.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearJapan
20262
20272.6
20282
20292
20302
20312

Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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