Japan (2025)
3.2
% annual change
+0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Japan Inflation Rate (CPI, Annual %) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % annual change YoY Change
2025 3.2 +0.5pp
2024 2.7 -0.6pp
2023 3.3 +0.8pp
2022 2.5 +2.7pp
2021 -0.2 -0.2pp
2020 unchanged -0.5pp
2019 0.5 -0.5pp
2018 1 +0.5pp
2017 0.5 +0.6pp
2016 -0.1 -0.9pp
2015 0.8 -2pp
2014 2.8 +2.5pp
2013 0.3 +0.3pp
2012 unchanged +0.3pp
2011 -0.3 +0.4pp
2010 -0.7 +0.7pp
2009 -1.4 -2.8pp
2008 1.4 +1.3pp
2007 0.1 -0.1pp
2006 0.2 +0.5pp

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 3.2 % annual change in 2025. The latest change was +0.5pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from -1.4 in 2009 to 9.4 in 1976.

This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in Japan from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks consumer price inflation (CPI, annual % change) in Japan from 1990 to present. Inflation is the most-watched macro indicator for monetary policy, fixed income markets, and real return calculations. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 9.4 % annual change in 1976 and reached its lowest recorded value of -1.4 in 2009. The latest reading of 3.2 in 2025 represents a change of +0.5pp.