Financial system deposits to GDP in Japan
Japan: Financial system deposits to GDP was 259.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Japan, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 259.6% for financial system deposits to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Japan peaked at 259.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.7%, in 1961.
Japan ranks 4th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Financial system deposits to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.8% | — |
| 1961 | 41.7% | -4.8% |
| 1962 | 62.0% | +48.6% |
| 1963 | 67.7% | +9.2% |
| 1964 | 66.4% | -1.9% |
| 1965 | 70.6% | +6.4% |
| 1966 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 69.5% | -1.8% |
| 1968 | 67.4% | -3.1% |
| 1969 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 1970 | 94.8% | +39.7% |
| 1971 | 107.5% | +13.3% |
| 1972 | 117.0% | +8.9% |
| 1973 | 114.4% | -2.3% |
| 1974 | 109.1% | -4.6% |
| 1975 | 116.1% | +6.4% |
| 1976 | 119.7% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 122.4% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 127.2% | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 130.9% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 132.8% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 138.8% | +4.5% |
| 1982 | 144.5% | +4.1% |
| 1983 | 150.3% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 152.9% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 156.2% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 162.3% | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 169.9% | +4.7% |
| 1988 | 172.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 178.3% | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 177.4% | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 176.2% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 177.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 185.3% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 187.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 190.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 192.3% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 200.3% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 209.3% | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 218.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 217.5% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 178.2% | -18.1% |
| 2002 | 181.7% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 182.6% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 181.9% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 181.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 179.1% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 178.9% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 184.3% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 200.1% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 199.3% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 208.4% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 211.7% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 215.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 216.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 214.5% | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 218.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 221.3% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 224.3% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 228.4% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 254.2% | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 259.6% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.8% | 41.7% | 70.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 115.9% | 94.8% | 130.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 155.8% | 132.8% | 178.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 191.4% | 176.2% | 218.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 186.6% | 178.2% | 217.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 215.9% | 199.3% | 228.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 256.9% | 254.2% | 259.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 Luxembourg 437.1% compare
- 2 Hong Kong, China 402.9% compare
- 3 Macau, China 278.9% compare
- 5 Lebanon 250.4% compare
- 6 Switzerland 167.4% compare
- 7 Cyprus 166.7% compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial system deposits to gdp in Japan?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Japan was 259.6% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 259.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7% in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).