Real GDP during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LDP Yoshihide Suga | 16 Sep 2020 – 10 Nov 2021 | +8.5% Q2 2020 → Q3 2021 | +6.7%/yr | |
| 2 | LDP Junichiro Koizumi | 26 Apr 2001 – 26 Sep 2006 | +5.6% Q1 2001 → Q2 2006 | +1.0%/yr | |
| 3 | SDP Tomiichi Murayama | 30 Jun 1994 – 11 Jan 1996 | +3.2% Q1 1994 → Q4 1995 | +1.8%/yr | |
| 4 | LDP Fumio Kishida | 10 Nov 2021 – 11 Nov 2024 | +2.7% Q3 2021 → Q3 2024 | +0.9%/yr | |
| 5 | DPJ Yoshihiko Noda | 2 Sep 2011 – 26 Dec 2012 | +2.6% Q2 2011 → Q3 2012 | +2.1%/yr | |
| 6 | LDP Keizō Obuchi | 30 Jul 1998 – 5 Apr 2000 | +2.4% Q2 1998 → Q1 2000 | +1.4%/yr | |
| 7 | LDP Shinzō Abe | 26 Sep 2006 – 26 Sep 2007 | +2.2% Q2 2006 → Q2 2007 | +2.2%/yr | |
| 8 | LDP Yoshirō Mori | 5 Apr 2000 – 26 Apr 2001 | +2.2% Q1 2000 → Q1 2001 | +2.2%/yr | |
| 9 | LDP Ryutaro Hashimoto | 11 Jan 1996 – 30 Jul 1998 | +1.2% Q4 1995 → Q2 1998 | +0.5%/yr | |
| 10 | LDP Shigeru Ishiba | 11 Nov 2024 – 21 Oct 2025 | +0.6% Q3 2024 → Q3 2025 | +0.6%/yr |
Showing 10 of 14 tenures.
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ¥tn, chain-linked volumes · Cabinet Office quarterly national accounts via the OECD (QNA, B1GQ), chain-linked volumes, seasonally adjusted · Japan data · as of Sep 2026.