The size of the information technology (IT) market for social infrastructure in Japan was estimated at 631.5 billion Japanese yen in fiscal year 2023. The market, which had been negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic during the fiscal years 2020 and 2021, was expected to grow to more than 672 billion yen by fiscal year 2027.
Information technology (IT) market size for social infrastructure in Japan from fiscal year 2018 to 2023 with a forecast until 2027
(in billion Japanese yen)
fiscal year 2018 to 2023; the Japanese fiscal year starts on April 1 of the stated year and ends on March 31 of the following year
Special properties
market size is based on prices for the orders placed by infrastructure operators (incl. government and local governments)
Supplementary notes
*Projection.
**Forecast.
The IT market for social infrastructure refers to the IT business introduced for the management of the following eight segments of social infrastructure: 1) roads (expressway, national highway, regional highway, traffic control, etc.), 2) railways (JR Group, Tokyo Metro, private railways, publicly-owned railway, etc.), 3) airports (hub airport [class 1 airport], regional airport [class 2 airport], military-civilian airport and other airports), 4) ports ("Strategic International Port," "Central International Port," "Major Port," "Regional Port," and "Ports Not Designated as Port Zones [as defined in Port and Harbor Act Article 56]"), 5) rivers, 6) dams, 7) water (waterworks, rural water system, sewage, purification plants, effluent treatment, irrigation water, etc.), and 8) disaster prevention/police. The market size includes engineering works (electric installation, communication equipment), hardware, software, equipment/devices, system integration, consulting, network usage fees, service support, maintenance support, and dispatching of personnel.
IT solutions for social infrastructure refer to services using technologies including IoT, cloud, 5G/local 5G, LPWA, AI (image analysis, speech recognition, data analysis, etc.), AR/VR and smart devices, sensor network, drones, and robots that are provided by IT vendors.
Research objects were public offices (MLIT, METI, MIC, etc.), local governments, public institutions (AIST, PWRI, NILIM, other industrial organizations), IT solution providers/system integrators, telecommunication carriers, construction businesses, heavy electric machinery manufacturers, construction consultants, etc.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.66 U.S. dollars or 0.61 euros as of April 2024.
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Yano Research. (December 21, 2023). Information technology (IT) market size for social infrastructure in Japan from fiscal year 2018 to 2023 with a forecast until 2027 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221195/japan-it-market-size-social-infrastructure/
Yano Research. "Information technology (IT) market size for social infrastructure in Japan from fiscal year 2018 to 2023 with a forecast until 2027 (in billion Japanese yen)." Chart. December 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221195/japan-it-market-size-social-infrastructure/
Yano Research. (2023). Information technology (IT) market size for social infrastructure in Japan from fiscal year 2018 to 2023 with a forecast until 2027 (in billion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221195/japan-it-market-size-social-infrastructure/
Yano Research. "Information Technology (It) Market Size for Social Infrastructure in Japan from Fiscal Year 2018 to 2023 with a Forecast until 2027 (in Billion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221195/japan-it-market-size-social-infrastructure/
Yano Research, Information technology (IT) market size for social infrastructure in Japan from fiscal year 2018 to 2023 with a forecast until 2027 (in billion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221195/japan-it-market-size-social-infrastructure/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Information technology (IT) market size for social infrastructure in Japan from fiscal year 2018 to 2023 with a forecast until 2027 (in billion Japanese yen) [Graph], Yano Research, December 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1221195/japan-it-market-size-social-infrastructure/
