Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Japan
Japan: Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) was 0.1% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP in Japan, 1980–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.1% for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 12.2% on the previous year and up 344.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Japan peaked at 0.1% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2011.
That places Japan 111th out of 116 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Outstanding international public debt securities to GDP (%) in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.0% | — |
| 1981 | 0.0% | -9.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0% | +26.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0% | -9.8% |
| 1984 | 0.0% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 0.1% | +39.7% |
| 1986 | 0.1% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.1% | +22.5% |
| 1988 | 0.1% | +17.7% |
| 1989 | 0.1% | +24.9% |
| 1990 | 0.1% | +20.8% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.1% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.1% | -15.3% |
| 1994 | 0.1% | -3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.1% | -4.7% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | +21.0% |
| 1997 | 0.1% | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | -12.8% |
| 2000 | 0.1% | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | -19.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.1% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -10.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -22.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -14.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -18.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +94.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +60.8% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | +26.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | +30.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -10.8% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | +12.2% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.7%, 2% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.1% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.3%, 11% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Japan?
- Outstanding international public debt securities to gdp in Japan was 0.1% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international public debt securities to gdp recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2011.
- How does Japan rank for outstanding international public debt securities to gdp?
- Japan ranks 111th out of 116 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international public debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 344.4%. 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 international public debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of public international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. Table 12D (international 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 international 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.