Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Japan
Japan: Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents was 16,569 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents in Japan, 2001–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan stood at 16,569 units per person. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan peaked at 16,569 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,039 units per person, in 2001.
Japan ranks 17th of 170 countries on this measure, 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 | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5,039 units per person | — |
| 2002 | 5,840 units per person | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 5,793 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 6,121 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 6,045 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 5,825 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 6,199 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 9,534 units per person | +53.8% |
| 2009 | 9,700 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 11,091 units per person | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 11,862 units per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 12,971 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 11,385 units per person | -12.2% |
| 2014 | 11,057 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 11,260 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 12,426 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2017 | 11,422 units per person | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 11,143 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 11,663 units per person | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 12,562 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 11,538 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2022 | 13,281 units per person | +15.1% |
| 2023 | 13,132 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 14,616 units per person | +11.3% |
| 2025 | 16,569 units per person | +13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,677 units per person | 5,039 units per person | 9,700 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 11,628 units per person | 11,057 units per person | 12,971 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,617 units per person | 11,538 units per person | 16,569 units per person | 6 |
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 liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan?
- Liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents in Japan was 16,569 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 16,569 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,039 units per person in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for liabilities, international liquidity, liabilities to nonresidents?
- Japan ranks 17th out of 170 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 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents (ODCS) (US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.