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Japan
- ISO code
- JP
- Currency
- JPY
- Monetary authority
- Bank of Japan
- Policy regime
- Independent, with a price-stability target and a long history of unconventional policy
- GDP
- $4.44tn (2025, World Bank)
- Real GDP growth
- 1.2% (2025, World Bank)
- Inflation (CPI)
- 3.2% (2025, World Bank)
- Population
- 123.4m (2025, World Bank)
- Listed domestic companies
- 3,942 (2025, World Bank)
- Listed market cap
- 172% of GDP (2025, World Bank)
- Credit to private sector
- 189% of GDP (2025, World Bank)
Annual indicators from World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0), each shown with its observation year — refreshed daily, but the underlying series are annual and only move when the World Bank publishes.
Current readings · refreshed every 3 hours
1.25% Japan policy rate · 2026-09-01 · BIS
These are Japan’s own readings, each on the observation date shown. They are a different kind of figure from the World Bank series above, which are annual and only move when the World Bank publishes.
Covered companies — Japan
| Company | Ticker | Exchange | Sector | Mkt cap ≈ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ToyotaAutomotive | 7203 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Consumer Discretionary | $231.1bn |
| SoftBank GroupTechnology investment holding | 9984 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Communication Services | $184.6bn |
| HitachiIndustrial conglomerate: IT, energy & rail | 6501 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Industrials | $157.6bn |
| SonyConsumer electronics, gaming & entertainment | 6758 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Technology | $144.5bn |
| Fast RetailingApparel retail | 9983 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Consumer Discretionary | $142bn |
| Mitsubishi CorporationGeneral trading company (sogo shosha) | 8058 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Industrials | $111.2bn |
| NTTTelecommunications | 9432 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Communication Services | $95.6bn |
| NintendoVideo games & consoles | 7974 | Japan Exchange Group (TSE) | Communication Services | $72.5bn |
Approximate reference values from public sources · seed-0.7 · marketcap-1 · 2026-08-30 · not real-time. See data & methodology.
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