Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Japan
Japan: Gross debt, Percent of own revenue was 15.89 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Japan, 1994–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, gross debt, percent of own revenue in Japan stood at 15.89.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, percent of own revenue in Japan peaked at 16.97 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.45, in 1994.
That places Japan 1st out of 23 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross debt, Percent of own revenue in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4.45 | — |
| 1995 | 4.93 | +10.6% |
| 1996 | 5.37 | +8.9% |
| 1997 | 6.05 | +12.7% |
| 1998 | 7.05 | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 8.11 | +15.0% |
| 2000 | 8.44 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 9.15 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 10.83 | +18.4% |
| 2003 | 12.11 | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 12.2 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.17 | -8.5% |
| 2006 | 10.75 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 11.4 | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 13.35 | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 16.34 | +22.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.72 | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.97 | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 16.06 | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 15.26 | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 15.37 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 15.72 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 15.09 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.07 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 15.42 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 15.89 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 | 4.45 | 8.11 | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.57 | 8.44 | 16.34 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 | 15.07 | 16.97 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 | 15.89 | 15.89 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More external debt data for Japan
- Other investment, Debt instruments 2.12 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 3.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 1.10 trillion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 17,154 US dollar per person (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 0.4772 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 2.04 trillion (2025)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -4.4 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 2.2 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -2.48 (2030)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 8,935 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, percent of own revenue in Japan?
- Gross debt, percent of own revenue in Japan was 15.89 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.97 in 2012.
- What is the lowest gross debt, percent of own revenue recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 in 1994.
- How does Japan rank for gross debt, percent of own revenue?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 23 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross debt, percent of own revenue rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, Percent of own revenue (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.