Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Japan
Japan: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 116.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 116.3% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Japan peaked at 185.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1960.
Japan ranks 16th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Japan, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 51.5% | — |
| 1961 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 68.0% | +30.6% |
| 1963 | 74.8% | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 72.1% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 74.9% | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 74.6% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 71.5% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 71.4% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 96.6% | +35.2% |
| 1971 | 106.7% | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 115.4% | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 114.3% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 109.2% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 112.1% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 112.5% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 110.6% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 110.1% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 111.3% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 112.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 115.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 119.6% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 123.7% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 126.3% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 129.7% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 135.0% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 148.4% | +9.9% |
| 1988 | 155.2% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 161.4% | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 164.2% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 162.9% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 165.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 168.2% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 169.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 169.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 167.7% | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 177.9% | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 185.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 185.7% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 179.0% | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 104.2% | -41.8% |
| 2002 | 97.3% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 96.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 101.4% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 100.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 102.9% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 102.7% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 101.0% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 102.5% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 104.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 104.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 108.5% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 119.2% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 117.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 118.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 116.7% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 116.7% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 116.3% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 68.6% | 51.5% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 109.9% | 96.6% | 115.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 132.7% | 112.6% | 161.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 171.6% | 162.9% | 185.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 105.1% | 91.5% | 179.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.5% | 98.0% | 108.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.5% | 116.3% | 119.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Japan?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Japan was 116.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 185.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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, 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. 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.