Greece vs Japan: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Greece
176.94
in 2015
Japan
247.98
in 2015
Greece rank
2nd
Japan rank
1st
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Greece
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 247.98 against 176.94 in Greece, a difference of 71.04.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 102 shared years of data; in 1884 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 9 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 82.96 | 30.43 | 52.53 | Greece |
| 1890s | 178.85 | 23.49 | 155.36 | Greece |
| 1900s | 168.08 | 45.76 | 122.33 | Greece |
| 1910s | 84.18 | 60.87 | 23.31 | Greece |
| 1920s | 82.45 | 39.72 | 42.73 | Greece |
| 1930s | 85.17 | 61.25 | 23.92 | Greece |
| 1950s | 15.74 | 11.13 | 4.6 | Greece |
| 1960s | 18.86 | 6.96 | 11.9 | Greece |
| 1970s | 23.9 | 21.85 | 2.05 | Greece |
| 1980s | 41.52 | 64.31 | 22.78 | Japan |
| 1990s | 92.25 | 93.19 | 0.9453 | Japan |
| 2000s | 107.14 | 176.91 | 69.77 | Japan |
| 2010s | 168.76 | 237.84 | 69.07 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp, Greece or Japan?
- Japan, at 247.98 against 176.94 in Greece as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Greece and Japan?
- 71.04, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Japan?
- 102 years are reported by both, from 1884 to 2015.
- How do Greece and Japan rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Greece ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.