Economy of Japan

Economy of Japan
Rank	3rd
Currency	Japanese Yen (JPY)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March
Trade organisations	APEC, WTO, OECD, G-20, G8 and others
Statistics
GDP	$5.458 trillion (2010 est.) (2010) (nominal; 3rd) $4.309 trillion (2010 est.) (PPP; 3rd)
GDP growth	3.9% (2010) -3.5% (2011 Q1)[1]
GDP per capita	$42,500 (2010 est.) (nominal; 18th) $34,200 (2010 est.) (PPP; 28th)
GDP by sector	agriculture: 1.5%, industry: 22.8%, services: 75.7% (2010 est.)
Inflation (CPI)	0.3% (April 2011)[2]
Population below poverty line	NA%[3]
Gini index	38.1 (2002)
Labour force	65.64 million (2010 est.)
Labour force by occupation	agriculture: 4%, industry: 28%, services: 68% (2009 est.)
Unemployment	4.7% (April 2011)[2]
Main industries	motor vehicles, industrial and transportation equipment, electronics, chemicals, steel, machine tools, processed foods, non-ferrous metals
Ease of Doing Business Rank	18th[4]
External
Exports	$765.2 billion (2010 est.)
Main export partners	China 18.88%, USA 16.42%, South Korea 8.13%, Taiwan 6.27%, Hong Kong 5.49% (2009)
Imports	$636.8 billion (2010 est.)
Main import partners	China 22.2%, USA 10.96%, Australia 6.29%, Saudi Arabia 5.29%, UAE 4.12%, South Korea 3.98%, Indonesia 3.95% (2009)
FDI stock	$161.4 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
Gross external debt	$2.246 trillion (30 June 2010)
Public finances
Public debt	225.80% of GDP (2010 est.)
Revenues	$1.638 trillion (2010 est.)
Expenses	$2.16 trillion (2010 est.)
Economic aid	$9.7 billion ODA (February 2007)
Credit rating	Standard & Poor's:[5] AA- (Domestic) AA- (Foreign) AAA (T&C Assessment) Outlook: Stable[6] Moody's:[6] Aa2 Outlook: Negative Fitch:[6] AA Outlook: Stable
Foreign reserves	US$1.154 trillion (April 2011)[7]