Japan vs Pacific island small states: Monetary Sector credit to private sector
Monetary Sector credit to private sector over time
- Japan
- Pacific island small states
How they compare
Japan currently reports 116.3% against 60.4% in Pacific island small states, a difference of 55.9%.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Pacific island small states's.
Across all 64 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and Pacific island small states ranks 17th of 187 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Pacific island small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 70.5% | 10.2% | 60.3% | Japan |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 14.8% | 95.1% | Japan |
| 1980s | 132.7% | 23.4% | 109.3% | Japan |
| 1990s | 171.6% | 31.1% | 140.5% | Japan |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 41.4% | 63.7% | Japan |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 51.6% | 50.9% | Japan |
| 2020s | 117.7% | 62.2% | 55.5% | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, Japan or Pacific island small states?
- Japan, at 116.3% against 60.4% in Pacific island small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between Japan and Pacific island small states?
- 55.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Pacific island small states?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Pacific island small states rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Japan ranks 16th and Pacific island small states ranks 17th 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.