Japanese inflation rate
Japan inflation summary for May 2025
Updated: June 20, 2025
Next update: July 18, 2025
Current Japan inflation rate
May 2025
3.4%
The Consumer Price Index for Japan is 111.8 for the month of May 2025. The inflation rate year over year is 3.4% (compared to 3.5% for the previous month). Inflation from April 2025 to May 2025 was 0.3%.
Previous Japan Inflation Rate
April 2025 to May 2025
0.3%
Month-to-Month Japan Inflation Rate
April 2025
3.5%
Recent inflation rates for Japan
| Year | jan | feb | mar | apr | may | jun | jul | aug | sep | oct | nov | dec | Annual |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.4% | ||||||||
| 2024 | 2.1% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 2.6% | 3.3% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 2.5% |
| 2021 | -0.7% | -0.5% | -0.4% | -1.1% | -0.7% | -0.4% | -0.3% | -0.4% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | -0.2% |
Additional resources
All inflation rates are calculated using the Japan Consumer Price Index (CPI) series.