PESTLE Insights: Japan - Macroeconomic Outlook Report


Summary

The Nikkei 225 (^N225) exhibited an upward trend during February 4, 2019 to February 4, 2020. Overall, the index increased by 10.5% from 20883.8 on February 4, 2019 to 23084.6 on February 4, 2020.

The Southern-Kanto Region, Kansai Region and Toukai Region are among the best performing regions in Japan. They contributed 61.6% to GDP and accounted for 56.6% of the Japanese population, as per the latest data (2015) available for the OECD

Europe was the largest investor in Japan in 2018, contributing 27.9% of total inflows


Scope

  • As per the World Bank’s logistics performance index (LPI), transport and logistic infrastructure in Japan improved in the last two years with an increase in rank from 12th in 2016 to fifth in 2018.
  • The services sector contributed (69.8%) to the gross value added (GVA) in 2019, followed by mining, manufacturing and utilities (23.3%), as per GlobalData. In nominal terms, the two sectors are expected to grow by 1.6% and 0.8%, respectively, in 2020.




Reasons To Buy

  • Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
  • PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
  • Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
  • This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.