Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Japan
Japan: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 68.7% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Japan, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Japan is 68.7%, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 21.7% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Japan peaked at 78.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2000.
That places Japan 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 49.2% | — |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 46.4% | -21.5% |
| 2001 | 51.2% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 67.6% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 69.9% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 66.2% | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +8.9% |
| 2008 | 78.8% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | -13.0% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 51.2% | -9.2% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 55.2% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 57.1% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +21.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 49.2% | 59.2% | 3 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 46.4% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.6% | 51.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 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 outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Japan?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Japan was 68.7% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Japan ranks 7th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.