Consumer price inflation, year on year (calculated by SOTW from World Bank GEM): Japan

The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 1.89% y/y for 2026-08, from World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW).

Source series · Listed tier · Prices · Monthly · % y/y · WBGEM.L.CALC.CPI.YOY.NSA.M · JPN

Calculated by SOTW: 100 * (index this month / index twelve months earlier - 1), from the World Bank GEM consumer price index (not seasonally adjusted). Listed tier; not individually reviewed.

Latest
1.89
% y/y · 2026-08
Previous
1.90
% y/y · 2026-07
Oldest shown
-0.45
% y/y · 2016-09
Readings shown
120
Newest readings; the full history is in the API

Japan · history

% y/y · Monthly

Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW). Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:15:53.614Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

Consumer price inflation, year on year (calculated by SOTW from World Bank GEM): Japan: 120 readings, newest first. Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW).
PeriodValue (% y/y)
2026-081.89
2026-071.90
2026-061.70
2026-051.50
2026-041.30
2026-031.41
2026-021.31
2026-011.51
2025-122.02
2025-112.75
2025-102.86
2025-092.88
2025-082.87
2025-073.20
2025-063.42
2025-053.63
2025-043.64
2025-033.55
2025-023.56
2025-013.98
2024-123.67
2024-112.93
2024-102.30
2024-092.53
2024-083.07
2024-072.75
2024-062.77
2024-052.77
2024-042.56
2024-032.68
2024-022.80
2024-012.14
2023-122.58
2023-112.91
2023-103.35
2023-093.04
2023-083.16
2023-073.28
2023-063.30
2023-053.19
2023-043.42
2023-033.32
2023-023.22
2023-014.35
2022-124.03
2022-113.80
2022-103.70
2022-093.02
2022-082.92
2022-072.58
2022-062.36
2022-052.48
2022-042.49
2022-031.23
2022-021.01
2022-010.45
2021-120.79
2021-110.56
2021-100.11
2021-090.22
2021-08-0.34
2021-07-0.22
2021-06-0.45
2021-05-0.78
2021-04-1.12
2021-03-0.45
2021-02-0.56
2021-01-0.67
2020-12-1.11
2020-11-1.00
2020-10-0.56
2020-09-0.22
2020-080.00
2020-070.22
2020-060.11
2020-050.22
2020-040.22
2020-030.56
2020-020.56
2020-010.79
2019-120.79
2019-110.56
2019-100.22
2019-090.22
2019-080.34
2019-070.56
2019-060.68
2019-050.68
2019-040.90
2019-030.56
2019-020.23
2019-010.23
2018-120.23
2018-110.79
2018-101.36
2018-091.13
2018-081.25
2018-070.91
2018-060.68
2018-050.68
2018-040.57
2018-031.14
2018-021.48
2018-011.37
2017-121.02
2017-110.57
2017-100.23
2017-090.68
2017-080.69
2017-070.46
2017-060.46
2017-050.46
2017-040.34
2017-030.11
2017-020.23
2017-010.46
2016-120.34
2016-110.57
2016-100.11
2016-09-0.45

Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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