fiscal year 1990 to 2024; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
business establishments with employees
Supplementary notes
Exit rate = number of businesses whose employment insurance coverage ceased each fiscal year / number of businesses covered by employment insurance at the end of the previous fiscal year x 100.
As the figures are based on employment insurance data, the statistic does not include one-man businesses.
In the fiscal year 2024, the business closure rate in Japan stood at *** percent, down from ***Â percent in the previous fiscal year. The business closure rate reflects business exits in a given year as a percentage of the total number of businesses at the end of the previous year, based on employment insurance data.
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The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. (April 24, 2026). Rate of businesses closing down in Japan from fiscal year 1990 to 2024 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 25, 2026, from /statistics/1372856/japan-business-closure-rate/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. "Rate of businesses closing down in Japan from fiscal year 1990 to 2024." Chart. April 24, 2026. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 25, 2026. /statistics/1372856/japan-business-closure-rate/
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Rate of businesses closing down in Japan from fiscal year 1990 to 2024 [Graph], The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, April 24, 2026. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1372856/japan-business-closure-rate/
