Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Japan
Japan: Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP was 217.0% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Japan, 1997–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Japan stood at 217.0%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Japan peaked at 217.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.2%, in 1997.
That places Japan 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 63.2% | — |
| 1998 | 86.3% | +36.7% |
| 1999 | 95.6% | +10.7% |
| 2000 | 85.8% | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 90.7% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 111.2% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 122.9% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 129.5% | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 120.6% | -6.8% |
| 2006 | 126.7% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 137.8% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 159.1% | +15.4% |
| 2009 | 157.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 176.6% | +12.4% |
| 2011 | 182.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 165.1% | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 168.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 160.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 178.5% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 167.0% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 179.6% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 182.6% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 184.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 217.0% | +17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.7% | 63.2% | 95.6% | 3 |
| 2000s | 124.1% | 85.8% | 159.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 174.5% | 160.1% | 184.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 217.0% | 217.0% | 217.0% | 1 |
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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 public debt securities to gdp in Japan?
- Outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp in Japan was 217.0% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 217.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.2% in 1997.
- How does Japan rank for outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 32 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. 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 Outstanding domestic public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic public debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes, treasury bills, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): 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 public 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.