| |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Rank |
| Population (million) |
127.6 |
127.7 |
127.8 |
127.8 |
127.8 |
i |
| Economic organizations |
APEC; IMF; OECD; WTO |
|
|
|
| National currency (NC) |
Yen |
|
|
|
|
|
| Exchange rate (NC in €) |
0.0076 |
0.0074 |
0.0073 |
0.0068 |
0.0062 |
|
| Exchange rate (NC in US$) |
0.0086 |
0.0093 |
0.0091 |
0.0086 |
0.0085 |
|
| Inflation rate |
n.a. |
n.a. |
-0.3% |
0.3% |
0.0% |
i |
| GDP |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GDP (billion US$) |
4229 |
4606 |
4552 |
4376 |
4380 |
i |
| GDP (per capita in US$) |
33138 |
36074 |
35634 |
34252 |
34269 |
i |
| GDP growth rate |
1.4% |
2.7% |
1.9% |
2.4% |
2.1% |
i |
| GDP (composition by sector): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Agriculture |
2% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
| Industry |
29% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
29% |
|
| Services |
69% |
69% |
70% |
70% |
70% |
|
| GDP (by type of expenditure): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Household consumption |
57% |
57% |
57% |
57% |
57% |
|
| Government consumption |
18% |
18% |
18% |
18% |
18% |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation |
23% |
23% |
24% |
24% |
24% |
|
| Trade: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
472 |
566 |
595 |
647 |
714 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
383 |
455 |
516 |
579 |
622 |
i |
| Public debt (billion US$) |
6724 |
7692 |
8057 |
7833 |
7883 |
i |
| Public debt (share of GDP) |
159% |
167% |
177% |
179% |
180% |
i |
| Unemployment rate |
5.3% |
4.7% |
4.4% |
4.1% |
3.9% |
i |
| Average working hours (per year) |
1799 |
1787 |
1775 |
1784 |
n.a. |
|
| Energy (billion KWh): |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Electricity production |
1017 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
1082 |
i |
| Electricity consumption |
946 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
983 |
n.a. |
i |
| Crude oil and natural gas: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Natural gas reserves (billion m³) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
20.90 |
i |
| Natural gas production (billion m³) |
n.a. |
2.8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
3.73 |
i |
| Natural gas consumption (billion m³) |
n.a. |
86.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
100 |
i |
| Crude oil reserves (billion barrel) |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
0.04 |
i |
| Crude oil production (bpd) |
120700 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
129800 |
i |
| Crude oil consumption (bpd) |
5578000 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
5007000 |
i |
| Raw materials: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Mineral resources |
limestone; coal; sulfur |
|
| Agricultural resources |
pork; poultry; fish; vegetables; fruit; rice; sugar beets |
|
| Organic and inorganic chemicals: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
15.8 |
19.2 |
20.8 |
22.0 |
24.9 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
12.8 |
15.1 |
16.2 |
17.8 |
20.0 |
i |
| Plastic and rubber: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Export (billion US$) |
19.1 |
23.3 |
26.0 |
28.9 |
32.5 |
i |
| Import (billion US$) |
8.6 |
10.4 |
11.8 |
13.5 |
14.5 |
i |
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