Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) - Japan
| Source | World Bank |
| Unit of measure | % |
| Coverage | 2012 - 2024 |
| Last update | 2026 |
| Data license | CC BY 4.0 |
| Year | Value | YoY |
| 2012 | 0.0 | - |
| 2013 | 0.3 | - |
| 2014 | 2.8 | +833.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8 | -71.4% |
| 2016 | -0.1 | -112.5% |
| 2017 | 0.5 | -600.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0 | +100.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 | -50.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 2021 | -0.2 | - |
| 2022 | 2.5 | -1350.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3 | +32.0% |
| 2024 | 2.7 | -18.2% |
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