Hong Kong vs Japan: Domestic credit to private sector
Domestic credit to private sector over time
- Hong Kong
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 222.6% against 187.4% in Japan, a difference of 35.2%.
That makes Hong Kong's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 150.1% | 194.4% | 44.3% | Japan |
| 2000s | 144.8% | 172.6% | 27.8% | Japan |
| 2010s | 214.0% | 161.6% | 52.4% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 247.4% | 187.6% | 59.7% | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, Hong Kong or Japan?
- Hong Kong, at 222.6% against 187.4% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between Hong Kong and Japan?
- 35.2%, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Japan rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
- Hong Kong ranks 1st and Japan ranks 4th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private 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 to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include 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.