Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Japan
Japan: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents was 2.04 trillion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Japan, 2001–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Japan recorded 2.04 trillion for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan peaked at 2.04 trillion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 640.70 billion, in 2001.
That places Japan 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 640.70 billion | — |
| 2002 | 744.26 billion | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 739.92 billion | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 782.00 billion | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 772.39 billion | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 744.73 billion | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 793.42 billion | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 1.22 trillion | +53.9% |
| 2009 | 1.24 trillion | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 1.42 trillion | +14.4% |
| 2011 | 1.52 trillion | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 1.66 trillion | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.45 trillion | -12.4% |
| 2014 | 1.41 trillion | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.43 trillion | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.58 trillion | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 1.45 trillion | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 1.41 trillion | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 1.48 trillion | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 1.59 trillion | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.45 trillion | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 1.66 trillion | +14.6% |
| 2023 | 1.64 trillion | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1.81 trillion | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 2.04 trillion | +12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 853.38 billion | 640.70 billion | 1.24 trillion | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.48 trillion | 1.41 trillion | 1.66 trillion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.70 trillion | 1.45 trillion | 2.04 trillion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 United States of America 3.53 trillion compare
- 3 France 1.63 trillion compare
- 4 Hong Kong, China 1.02 trillion compare
- 5 Germany 894.45 billion compare
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)
- 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)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 0.2485 US dollar per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan was 2.04 trillion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 trillion in 2025.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 640.70 billion in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. 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 Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Other Depository Corporations (ODCs) dataset presents the sectoral balance sheet of the ODCs highlighting the liabilities of ODCs sector that are included in broad money and financial linkages of the sector with other economic sectors and nonresidents.