Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan
Japan: Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial was 194.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Japan recorded 194.0% for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan peaked at 194.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 1960.
Japan ranks 4th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 56.3% | — |
| 1961 | 56.9% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 74.3% | +30.6% |
| 1963 | 81.7% | +9.9% |
| 1964 | 78.8% | -3.6% |
| 1965 | 81.8% | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 82.1% | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 81.5% | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 78.1% | -4.2% |
| 1969 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 100.7% | +29.0% |
| 1971 | 111.3% | +10.4% |
| 1972 | 120.4% | +8.2% |
| 1973 | 119.2% | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 114.0% | -4.4% |
| 1975 | 116.9% | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 117.4% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 115.3% | -1.7% |
| 1978 | 114.8% | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 116.1% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 117.4% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 120.0% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 124.8% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 129.1% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 131.7% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 135.1% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 140.6% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 154.4% | +9.8% |
| 1988 | 161.3% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 167.7% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 170.5% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 169.3% | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 172.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 174.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 173.1% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 172.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 171.0% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 181.3% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 188.3% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 187.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 181.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 180.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 178.5% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 177.5% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 170.3% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 170.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 166.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 159.8% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 158.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 165.9% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 158.5% | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 157.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 157.5% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 160.2% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 160.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 159.5% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 160.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 165.7% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 165.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 173.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 191.0% | +10.3% |
| 2021 | 194.0% | +1.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 194.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 84.9%, 2.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 194.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 114.2%, 1.7× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | +30.6% | 56.9% | 74.3% |
| 1970 | +29.0% | 78.1% | 100.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.0% | 56.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 1970s | 114.6% | 100.7% | 120.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 138.2% | 117.4% | 167.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 176.1% | 169.3% | 188.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 171.0% | 158.5% | 181.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 161.8% | 157.0% | 173.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 192.5% | 191.0% | 194.0% | 2 |
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 private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan?
- Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial in Japan was 194.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 194.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks and other financial recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for private credit by deposit money banks and other financial?
- Japan ranks 4th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks and other financial rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, 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. Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions (IFS lines 22d and 42d); 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)