International debt issues to GDP in Japan
Japan: International debt issues to GDP was 14.3% in 2020. β² Rising
International debt issues to GDP in Japan, 1980β2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international debt issues to gdp in Japan is 14.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 120.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international debt issues to gdp in Japan peaked at 14.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 1980.
Japan ranks 76th of 116 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.0% | 1.4% | 8.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 6.2% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 5.8% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 international debt issues to gdp in Japan?
- International debt issues to gdp in Japan was 14.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest international debt issues to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 1980.
- How does Japan rank for international debt issues to gdp?
- Japan ranks 76th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international debt issues to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of International debt issues to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total value of outstanding international debt issues both public and private, as a share of GDP. Offshore bank loan data from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 12A (Amount Outstanding): International debt securities - all issuers.