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Japan PMR Profile

Compare published OECD product-market regulation indicators within their stated reference periods. Regulatory scores describe encoded policy settings, not observed market outcomes.

Compare nine OECD-published regulatory indicators across 55 economies. Lower values indicate fewer encoded barriers on the OECD 0-6 scale; they do not measure concentration or enforcement performance.
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Japan geographic locatorJapan is highlighted on Natural Earth world geography. The locator establishes geographic identity and does not encode a metric.
Selected economyJPN / JapanOECD / Natural Earth 1:110m / identity, not PMR
Overall PMR
1.604
OECD aggregate / 0-6
Lower-barrier rank
36 / 55
ascending current value
Reference date
2023
Jan 1, 2023
Comparable change
-0.308
Lower than recalculated 2018
JPNJapanJoined evidence / 2 / 2 source lanes
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International comparison workspace

Barriers to domestic and foreign entry55 visible economies / lower value means fewer encoded barriers

Comparable movement

Entry barriers: current minus recalculated 2018

OECD high-level indicator covering administrative, sectoral, trade, and investment barriers to entry.
  1. ArgentinaARG-0.866
  2. IndonesiaIDN-0.666
  3. BrazilBRA-0.642
  4. GreeceGRC-0.640
  5. MoldovaMDA-0.495
  6. ChileCHL-0.447
  7. Costa RicaCRI-0.309
  8. JapanJPN-0.308
  9. CroatiaHRV-0.295
  10. ChinaCHN-0.275
  11. PolandPOL-0.270
  12. LuxembourgLUX-0.236
  13. RomaniaROU-0.233
  14. FinlandFIN-0.227
  15. PortugalPRT-0.224
  16. BelgiumBEL-0.213
  17. BulgariaBGR-0.210
  18. IsraelISR-0.208
  19. GermanyDEU-0.197
  20. Slovak RepublicSVK-0.192
  21. MexicoMEX-0.192
  22. ColombiaCOL-0.183
  23. LatviaLVA-0.181
  24. AustriaAUT-0.175
  25. CzechiaCZE-0.166
  26. HungaryHUN-0.166
  27. TürkiyeTUR-0.150
  28. DenmarkDNK-0.142
  29. IcelandISL-0.141
  30. MaltaMLT-0.129
  31. KoreaKOR-0.125
  32. SwitzerlandCHE-0.114
  33. LithuaniaLTU-0.113
  34. EstoniaEST-0.098
  35. CyprusCYP-0.091
  36. United KingdomGBR-0.088
  37. South AfricaZAF-0.088
  38. NorwayNOR-0.084
  39. PeruPER-0.082
  40. CanadaCAN-0.080
  41. ItalyITA-0.075
  42. SloveniaSVN-0.072
  43. SwedenSWE-0.063
  44. AustraliaAUS-0.060
  45. IrelandIRL-0.034
  46. NetherlandsNLD-0.025
  47. United StatesUSA-0.013
  48. New ZealandNZL+0.012
  49. FranceFRA+0.013
  50. SpainESP+0.033

Published indicator architecture

Japan component ledger

One OECD aggregate, two high-level indicators, and six medium-level indicators. Bars share the source's 0-6 scale.
AOverall PMROverall Product Market Regulation1.6041.47836 / 55-0.168HState involvementDistortions induced by state involvement1.7741.46739 / 55-0.028HEntry barriersBarriers to domestic and foreign entry1.4351.41130 / 55-0.308MPublic ownershipDistortions induced by public ownership1.6371.22439 / 550.000MBusiness operationsInvolvement in business operations1.8611.24845 / 55-0.083MImpact evaluationRegulations impact evaluation1.8251.91125 / 550.000MAdministrative burdenAdministrative and regulatory burden2.9251.86948 / 55-0.386MService and network barriersBarriers in service and network sectors1.1391.8498 / 55-0.067MTrade and investmentBarriers to trade and investment0.2400.5323 / 55-0.471
Current valueAll-economy medianRecalculated 2018

Interpretation boundary

A regulatory benchmark, not a competition verdict

The atlas preserves what this source can answer and keeps unlike evidence systems separate.

What the indicators encode

OECD questionnaire responses and coded laws and regulations, aggregated under the 2023 PMR methodology.

What they do not establish

Observed market concentration, market definition, legal liability, enforcement quality, consumer outcomes, or causal effects.

Why dates differ

Each economy retains the exact date of the laws and regulations encoded in the workbook; current rows span 2023-2025.

Why 2018 is comparable

Only OECD's recalculated 2018 sheet is used. The discontinued old-methodology sheet is excluded from the observatory.

Canonical economy dossiers

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Every current economy has a stable route, exact source dates, the nine-measure ledger, and reusable JSON and CSV.
ARGArgentinaOECD-WBGARMArmeniaOECD-WBGAUSAustraliaOECDAUTAustriaOECDBELBelgiumOECDBRABrazilOECDBGRBulgariaOECDCANCanadaOECDCHLChileOECDCHNChinaOECD-WBGTWNChinese TaipeiOECDCOLColombiaOECD-WBGCRICosta RicaOECD-WBGHRVCroatiaOECDCYPCyprusOECDCZECzechiaOECDDNKDenmarkOECDESTEstoniaOECDFINFinlandOECDFRAFranceOECDDEUGermanyOECDGRCGreeceOECDHUNHungaryOECDISLIcelandOECDIDNIndonesiaOECDIRLIrelandOECDISRIsraelOECDITAItalyOECDJPNJapanOECDKENKenyaOECD-WBGKORKoreaOECDLVALatviaOECDLTULithuaniaOECDLUXLuxembourgOECDMLTMaltaOECDMEXMexicoOECDMDAMoldovaOECD-WBGMARMoroccoOECD-WBGNLDNetherlandsOECDNZLNew ZealandOECDNORNorwayOECDPERPeruOECD-WBGPOLPolandOECDPRTPortugalOECDROURomaniaOECDSVKSlovak RepublicOECDSVNSloveniaOECDZAFSouth AfricaOECDESPSpainOECDSWESwedenOECDCHESwitzerlandOECDTHAThailandOECD-ADBTURTürkiyeOECDGBRUnited KingdomOECDUSAUnited StatesOECD
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