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Japan Robotics & Automation

26 verified facts tracked for this market — each with its source, reporting period and evidence tier. Tier 1 = primary institutions (central banks, statistical offices); tier 2 = disclosed industry panels.

MetricValueGeoPeriodTierSource
Job offer-to-applicant ratio (labour-market tightness)1.4job offers per applicantJP2014-2019T1oecd.org
Years for elderly (65+) population share to rise from 14% to 20%12yearsJP1994-2006T1oecd.org
Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments, Japan29.1USD billionJP2023T1data.worldbank.org
Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts, Japan51.91USD billionJP2023T1data.worldbank.org
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)54156international dollarsJP2024T1data.worldbank.org
Gross domestic R&D expenditure as share of GDP (national innovation investment intensity)3.44percent of GDPJP2023T1data.worldbank.org
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)17.55% of manufactured exportsJP2024T1data.worldbank.org
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports)17.10percentJP2023T1data.worldbank.org
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports), Japan17.55% of manufactured exportsJP2024T1data.worldbank.org
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)7.64% of total goods exportsJP2024T1data.worldbank.org
ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports)7.65percentJP2023T1data.worldbank.org
Patent applications, residents222452countJP2021T1data.worldbank.org
Population ages 15-64 working-age (% of total)58.77percentJP2025T1data.worldbank.org
Population ages 65 and above (% of total)29.99percentJP2025T1data.worldbank.org
Research and development expenditure (% of GDP)3.44percentJP2023T1data.worldbank.org
Resident patent applications filed per year (domestic innovation output)222452applicationsJP2021T1data.worldbank.org
Annual installations of industrial robots in Japan46,106unitsJP2023T2ifr.org
Electrical/electronics share of Japan operational robot stock33percentJP2023T2ifr.org
Japan annual industrial-robot installations, 202444,453unitsJP2024T2ifr.org
Japan automotive industry annual industrial-robot installations (2024)13000units installedJP2024T2ifr.org

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