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Japan Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics

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Country or Region: Japan › Change country
Economic Indicator: Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP › See all Japan indicators, › See Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Yen
Currency Symbol: JPY

Output gaps for advanced economies are calculated as actual GDP less potential GDP as a percent of potential GDP. Estimates of output gaps are subject to a significant margin of uncertainty. See notes for: Gross domestic product, constant prices (National currency).

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP Statistics for Japan , Year 2010 - In Detail

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Japan in year 2010 is -4.754 %

This makes Japan No. 22 in world rankings according to Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP in year 2010. The world's average Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP value is -0.36 %; Japan is 4.39 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Japan was -8.02 % Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Japan in 2010 was or will be 40.72% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Japan was or will be -3.80 %, which is 20.03% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Japan, in other Years
Year %
  2016 0.01
  2015 -0.181
  2014 -0.529
  2013 -1.318
  2012 -2.342
  2011 -3.802
2010 -4.754
  2009 -8.02
  2008 -1.49
  2007 0.444
  2006 -0.29
  2005 -0.739
  2004 -1.038
  2003 -2.149
  2002 -2.253
  2001 -1.308
  2000 -0.464
  1999 -2.34
  1998 -1.663
  1997 1.19
  1996 1.093
  1995 -0.522
  1994 -1.062
  1993 -0.565
  1992 1.322
  1991 3.222
  1990 3.498
  1989 2.078
  1988 1.205
  1987 -1.424
  1986 -1.445
  1985 -0.392
  1984 -2.95
  1983 -4.314
  1982 -4.62
  1981 -5.179
  1980 -6.372