Japan vs OECD members: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Japan
- OECD members
How they compare
Japan currently reports 116.3% against 68.7% in OECD members, a difference of 47.6%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.7 times OECD members's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 16th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.6% | 43.0% | 25.5% | Japan |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 58.7% | 51.2% | Japan |
| 1980s | 134.9% | 72.6% | 62.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 171.6% | 86.5% | 85.1% | Japan |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 83.6% | 21.5% | Japan |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 81.6% | 20.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 117.7% | 76.3% | 41.4% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Japan or OECD members?
- Japan, at 116.3% against 68.7% in OECD members as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Japan and OECD members?
- 47.6%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and OECD members?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Japan and OECD members rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Japan ranks 16th and OECD members ranks 16th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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. 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.