China vs Japan: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector
China
261.95 trillion
in 2024
Japan
512.02 trillion
in 2008
China rank
8th
Japan rank
7th
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 512.02 trillion against 261.95 trillion in China, a difference of 250.07 trillion.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times China's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 178 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185.10 billion | 245.61 trillion | 245.43 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 639.71 billion | 461.35 trillion | 460.71 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 5.18 trillion | 899.22 trillion | 894.04 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 20.02 trillion | 564.71 trillion | 544.70 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 512.02 trillion against 261.95 trillion in China as of 2008.
- What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector between China and Japan?
- 250.07 trillion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector?
- China ranks 8th and Japan ranks 7th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.