Domestic credit to private sector in Japan
Japan: Domestic credit to private sector was 187.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Japan, 1970–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Japan is 187.4%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Japan peaked at 215.3% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 103.8%, in 1970.
Japan ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103.8% | — |
| 1971 | 114.9% | +10.7% |
| 1972 | 124.0% | +7.9% |
| 1973 | 122.8% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 117.5% | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 120.7% | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 121.3% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 119.3% | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 118.6% | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 120.0% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 121.9% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 124.9% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 129.8% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 134.1% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 136.8% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 140.3% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 145.9% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 161.2% | +10.5% |
| 1988 | 169.9% | +5.4% |
| 1989 | 178.2% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 183.1% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 182.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 186.4% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 189.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 191.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 190.3% | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 189.7% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 202.6% | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 211.9% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 215.3% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 205.8% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 177.6% | -13.7% |
| 2002 | 175.3% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 175.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 169.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 169.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 167.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 161.1% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 159.1% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 166.3% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 158.2% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 157.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 157.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 160.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 160.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 159.2% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 160.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 165.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 164.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 172.5% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 190.1% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 188.3% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 186.8% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 186.1% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 187.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 187.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 118.3% | 103.8% | 124.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 144.3% | 121.9% | 178.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 194.4% | 182.8% | 215.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 172.6% | 159.1% | 205.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.6% | 157.6% | 172.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 187.6% | 186.1% | 190.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Hong Kong, China 222.6% compare
- 2 United States of America 201.3% compare
- 3 China 194.3% compare
- 5 Switzerland 167.8% compare
- 6 Korea 160.3% compare
- 7 Denmark 144.1% compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Japan?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Japan was 187.4% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 215.3% in 1999.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 103.8% in 1970.
- How does Japan rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.