Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Japan
Japan: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 42.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Japan, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Japan stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 144.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Japan peaked at 42.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2002.
That places Japan 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.8% | — |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -37.8% |
| 2001 | 8.6% | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +52.7% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +53.4% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 27.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | -45.6% |
| 2009 | 15.7% | +5.9% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +9.5% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | -20.8% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +13.2% |
| 2013 | 27.8% | +80.3% |
| 2014 | 28.6% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +21.9% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | +27.1% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | -20.0% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 42.0% | +12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 8.1% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 13.6% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Japan
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 6,987 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 7,414 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 8,117 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Japan?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in Japan was 42.0% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- Japan ranks 15th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 144.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).