GDP gap (output gap) — GDP gap
Latest value
0.700% as of 2026-Q2
+0.100ptYoY
GDP gap (output gap) — GDP gap: history
Unit: %
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About GDP gap (output gap) — GDP gap
The GDP gap (output gap) is the Cabinet Office's estimate of the difference between demand and supply capacity in the Japanese economy, as a percentage of potential GDP. Negative means slack (downward pressure on prices); positive means excess demand. This site stores each release's estimate as published, so you can look back at what the estimate was at the time.
Recent values
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 0.700% |
| 2026-Q1 | 0.500% |
| 2025-Q4 | 0.200% |
| 2025-Q3 | 0.100% |
| 2025-Q2 | 0.600% |
| 2025-Q1 | 0.600% |
| 2024-Q4 | 0.200% |
| 2024-Q3 | -0.100% |
| 2024-Q2 | -0.800% |
| 2024-Q1 | -0.500% |
| 2023-Q4 | -0.300% |
| 2023-Q3 | -0.700% |
Source and data handling
- Source
- Cabinet Office
- Frequency
- Quarterly
- Unit
- %
- Last ingested
- 2026-09-14
- License
- Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, Konshu no Shihyo (Indicators of the Week) — Public Data License (Version 1.0) (PDL1.0)
Created by editing Konshu no Shihyo (Indicators of the Week, Cabinet Office, Government of Japan, https://www5.cao.go.jp/keizai3/shihyo/index.html).