Liquid liabilities to GDP in Japan
Japan: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 287.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid liabilities to GDP in Japan, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid liabilities to gdp in Japan stood at 287.9%. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in Japan peaked at 287.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 48.5%, in 1961.
Japan ranks 3rd of 184 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 69.7% | 48.5% | 77.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 123.3% | 101.5% | 138.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 163.2% | 139.8% | 187.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 200.4% | 184.1% | 229.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 196.2% | 187.9% | 229.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 222.0% | 197.7% | 252.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 284.3% | 280.7% | 287.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 115.9% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 14.01 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 1,825.99 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 70.71 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 116.3% (2025)
- Broad money 246.8% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 117.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 187.4% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 149.66 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 140,579 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in Japan?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in Japan was 287.9% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 287.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.5% in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. 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 Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, 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. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); 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) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.