economy of japan
The economy of Japan is the third largest in the world by nominal GDP,[11][12] the fourth largest by purchasing power parity [13] and is the world's second largest developed economy.[14] According to the International Monetary Fund, the country's per capita GDP (PPP) was at $36,899 or the 22nd highest in 2013.[15] Japan is a member of Group of Eight. The Japanese economy is forecasted by the Quarterly Tankan survey of business sentiment conducted by the Bank of Japan.[16]
Japan is the world's third largest automobile manufacturing country,[17] has the largest electronics goods industry, and is often ranked among the world's most innovative countries leading several measures of global patent filings.[18] Facing increasing competition from China and South Korea,[19] manufacturing in Japan today now focuses primarily on high-tech and precision goods, such as optical instruments, hybrid vehicles, and robotics. Beside the Kantō region,[20][21][22][23] the Kansai region is one of the leading industrial clusters and the manufacturing center for the Japanese economy.[24]
Japan is the world's largest creditor nation,[25][26] generally running an annual trade surplus and having a considerable net international investment surplus. As of 2010, Japan possesses 13.7% of the world's private financial assets (the second largest in the world) at an estimated $14.6 trillion.[27] As of 2013, 62 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are based in Japan.[28
In the three decades of economic development following 1960, Japan ignored defense spending in favor of economic growth,[29][30] thus allowing for a rapid economic growth referred to as the Japanese post-war economic miracle. By the guidance of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,[31] with average growth rates of 10% in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s, Japan was able to establish and maintain itself as the world's second largest economy from 1978 until 2010, when it was supplanted by the People's Republic of
Japan is the world's third largest automobile manufacturing country,[17] has the largest electronics goods industry, and is often ranked among the world's most innovative countries leading several measures of global patent filings.[18] Facing increasing competition from China and South Korea,[19] manufacturing in Japan today now focuses primarily on high-tech and precision goods, such as optical instruments, hybrid vehicles, and robotics. Beside the Kantō region,[20][21][22][23] the Kansai region is one of the leading industrial clusters and the manufacturing center for the Japanese economy.[24]
Japan is the world's largest creditor nation,[25][26] generally running an annual trade surplus and having a considerable net international investment surplus. As of 2010, Japan possesses 13.7% of the world's private financial assets (the second largest in the world) at an estimated $14.6 trillion.[27] As of 2013, 62 of the Fortune Global 500 companies are based in Japan.[28
In the three decades of economic development following 1960, Japan ignored defense spending in favor of economic growth,[29][30] thus allowing for a rapid economic growth referred to as the Japanese post-war economic miracle. By the guidance of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry,[31] with average growth rates of 10% in the 1960s, 5% in the 1970s, and 4% in the 1980s, Japan was able to establish and maintain itself as the world's second largest economy from 1978 until 2010, when it was supplanted by the People's Republic of