Japan vs United States: Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 220.6% against 208.1% in United States, a difference of 12.5%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 59 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 215.5% | 194.7% | 20.9% | Japan |
| 2010s | 205.7% | 195.6% | 10.1% | Japan |
| 2020s | 226.0% | 210.2% | 15.7% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on other sectors of the domestic economy, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 220.6% against 208.1% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in claims on other sectors of the domestic economy between Japan and United States?
- 12.5%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for claims on other sectors of the domestic economy?
- Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (% of 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 other sectors of the domestic economy include gross credit from the financial system to households, nonprofit institutions serving households, nonfinancial corporations, state and local governments, and social security funds. 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.