Japan vs Post-demographic dividend: Claims on central government, etc.
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Japan
- Post-demographic dividend
How they compare
Japan currently reports 117.4% against 45.8% in Post-demographic dividend, a difference of 71.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.6 times Post-demographic dividend's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Post-demographic dividend ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Post-demographic dividend in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Post-demographic dividend | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.7% | 19.3% | 16.6% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 14.5% | 3.4% | Post-demographic dividend |
| 1980s | 32.3% | 19.9% | 12.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 37.9% | 23.6% | 14.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 70.9% | 20.5% | 50.4% | Japan |
| 2010s | 128.2% | 35.4% | 92.8% | Japan |
| 2020s | 142.9% | 47.4% | 95.6% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Japan or Post-demographic dividend?
- Japan, at 117.4% against 45.8% in Post-demographic dividend as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 71.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Post-demographic dividend?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Post-demographic dividend rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Japan ranks 1st and Post-demographic dividend ranks 3rd of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.