Rankings · Japan
Each ranking lists every office-holder by how one indicator moved from their first day in office, next to Japan or the prefecture over the same months. A ranking of what happened during a tenure, not of who did it. Data as of Sep 2026. The worldwide rankings set them against every other country's.
Prime ministers
- Real GDP during each prime minister's tenureCabinet Office quarterly national accounts via the OECD (QNA, B1GQ), chain-linked volumes, seasonally adjusted
- Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenureCabinet Office quarterly GDP via the OECD (QNA, B1GQ), chain-linked volumes, summed over the trailing four quarters, over the resident population (OECD regional database) interpolated to the quarter
- Unemployment rate during each prime minister's tenureStatistics Bureau of Japan labour force survey via the OECD (infra-annual labour statistics), 15 and over, seasonally adjusted
- Employment rate, 15–64 during each prime minister's tenureStatistics Bureau of Japan labour force survey via the OECD (infra-annual labour statistics), seasonally adjusted
- Inflation (CPI) during each prime minister's tenureStatistics Bureau of Japan consumer price index via e-Stat (0003427113), all items, 2020 base
- House prices, real during each prime minister's tenureOECD analytical house price indicators (RHP), the MLIT residential property price index deflated by the CPI, seasonally adjusted
Mayors
- Inflation (CPI) during each mayor's tenureStatistics Bureau of Japan consumer price index via e-Stat (0003427113), all items, 2020 base, the city as a prefectural capital
- GDP per person during each mayor's tenureCabinet Office prefectural accounts apportioned by the OECD to the functional urban area, US dollars at purchasing power parity, current prices, calendar years dated at mid-year
- Unemployment rate during each mayor's tenureStatistics Bureau of Japan via the OECD metropolitan database (functional urban area), 15–64, annual, calendar years dated at mid-year
- Employment rate, 15–64 during each mayor's tenureStatistics Bureau of Japan via the OECD metropolitan database (functional urban area), annual, calendar years dated at mid-year
- Population during each mayor's tenureCensus and estimates via the OECD metropolitan database (functional urban area), calendar years dated at mid-year
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