Japan: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2028 is 26.11 percent, a decline from 26.2 percent in 2027. In comparison, the world average is 23.68 percent, based on data from 165 countries. Historically, the average for Japan from 1980 to 2028 is 28.32 percent. The minimum value, 22.59 percent, was reached in 2010 while the maximum of 35.45 percent was recorded in 1990. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.