Italy vs Japan: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP
Italy
132.71
in 2015
Japan
247.98
in 2015
Italy rank
4th
Japan rank
1st
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 247.98 against 132.71 in Italy, a difference of 115.27.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 140 shared years of data; in 1875 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 4th and Japan ranks 1st of 188 countries.
Across the 15 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 12 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 95.64 | 28.55 | 67.09 | Italy |
| 1880s | 111.93 | 31.18 | 80.74 | Italy |
| 1890s | 117.45 | 23.49 | 93.96 | Italy |
| 1900s | 98.96 | 45.76 | 53.2 | Italy |
| 1910s | 88.05 | 47.95 | 40.1 | Italy |
| 1920s | 122.72 | 33.6 | 89.12 | Italy |
| 1930s | 83.77 | 61.25 | 22.52 | Italy |
| 1940s | 64.06 | 81.81 | 17.74 | Japan |
| 1950s | 32.17 | 11.26 | 20.91 | Italy |
| 1960s | 31.22 | 6.96 | 24.26 | Italy |
| 1970s | 51.33 | 25.88 | 25.45 | Italy |
| 1980s | 76.13 | 64.31 | 11.82 | Italy |
| 1990s | 109.31 | 93.19 | 16.12 | Italy |
| 2000s | 103.15 | 176.91 | 73.76 | Japan |
| 2010s | 124.91 | 237.84 | 112.93 | 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, Italy or Japan?
- Japan, at 247.98 against 132.71 in Italy as of 2015.
- What is the difference in gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp between Italy and Japan?
- 115.27, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 140 years are reported by both, from 1875 to 2015.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Italy ranks 4th 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.