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Japan: Household consumption (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1950–2024 · 75 observations · forecasts to 2026 · hcons_GDP

2024
54.2%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.2 pointsfrom 54.4%
Average, 2015–2024
54.6%10 years
Record high and low
60.3% (1953)low 46.4% (1970)

Household consumption (% of GDP)

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46%48%50%52%54%56%58%60%62%19501960197019801990200020102020JapanJapan
ForecastPercent of GDP

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202653.6Forecast
202553.6Forecast
202454.2
202354.4
202255.4
202153.5
202054.1
201954.6
201854.8
201754.6
201654.7
201555.8

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Japan documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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