Japan — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1885–2031 · 146 observations
About this series
Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Japan's gross capital formation reading was 27.8% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 27.7% of GDP in 2024 was +0.12 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 27.3% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2002–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 27.9 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 28 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 28.1 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 28.2 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 28.3 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 27.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 28.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 27.3 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 27.1 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 26.3 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 25.4 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 25 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.