Japan vs North America: Domestic credit provided by financial sector
Domestic credit provided by financial sector over time
- Japan
- North America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 338.1% against 262.3% in North America, a difference of 75.8%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times North America's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 1st and North America ranks 2nd of 65 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | North America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 150.7% | 112.3% | 38.3% | Japan |
| 1980s | 206.8% | 127.4% | 79.4% | Japan |
| 1990s | 261.5% | 163.6% | 97.9% | Japan |
| 2000s | 288.2% | 210.9% | 77.3% | Japan |
| 2010s | 333.9% | 230.8% | 103.2% | Japan |
| 2020s | 364.7% | 263.5% | 101.1% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit provided by financial sector, Japan or North America?
- Japan, at 338.1% against 262.3% in North America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit provided by financial sector between Japan and North America?
- 75.8%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and North America?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Japan and North America rank globally for domestic credit provided by financial sector?
- Japan ranks 1st and North America ranks 2nd of 65 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit provided by financial sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit provided by the financial sector includes all credit to various sectors on a gross basis, with the exception of credit to the central government, which is net. The financial sector includes monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. 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.