# Japan GDP (Gross Domestic Product)

Japan GDP (Gross Domestic Product) was up 0.7% year on year in Q2 2026, compared with 0.5% in Q1 2026.
The level stood at 598,950 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR).
That is the highest reading since Q2 2025.
Among the 60 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 7th lowest.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −9.5% (Q2 2020) to 8.7% (Q2 2021), averaging 0.6%.

- Source agency: Statistics Bureau of Japan (e-Stat)
- Makrognosis code: `JP.GDP.Q.REAL`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR)
- Coverage: 1996-03-01 to 2026-06-01 (122 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/japan/gdp-gross-domestic-product

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 598,950 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.7 |
| Q1 2026 | 596,799 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 593,959 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.5 |
| Q3 2025 | 592,408 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.7 |
| Q2 2025 | 594,630 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.9 |
| Q1 2025 | 593,896 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 590,926 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.0 |
| Q3 2024 | 588,580 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.1 |
| Q2 2024 | 583,705 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | −1.0 |
| Q1 2024 | 584,381 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | −0.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 584,932 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.2 |
| Q3 2023 | 582,160 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 589,532 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.2 |
| Q1 2023 | 589,146 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 2.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 584,042 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.7 |
| Q3 2022 | 581,146 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.4 |
| Q2 2022 | 582,705 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.5 |
| Q1 2022 | 577,204 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 1.2 |
| Q4 2021 | 579,749 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 2.8 |
| Q3 2021 | 572,992 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 3.3 |
| Q2 2021 | 574,087 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 8.7 |
| Q1 2021 | 570,639 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | 0.3 |
| Q4 2020 | 563,927 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | −0.6 |
| Q3 2020 | 554,765 JPY billion (2020 CLV, SAAR) | −5.0 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.GDP.Q.REAL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.GDP.Q.REAL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```