Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Japan's government debt stands at 204.78% as of 2025-12-31, down from 213.59% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Japan's government debt was 204.78%, down from 213.59% in 2024.
In 2024, Japan's government debt was 213.59%, down from 220.08% in 2023.
In 2023, Japan's government debt was 220.08%, down from 227.99% in 2022.
In 2022, Japan's government debt was 227.99%, up from 222.64% in 2021.
In 2021, Japan's government debt was 222.64%, down from 228.77% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 204.78% | -8.81% |
| 2024 | 213.59% | -6.49% |
| 2023 | 220.08% | -7.91% |
| 2022 | 227.99% | +5.35% |
| 2021 | 222.64% | -6.13% |
| 2020 | 228.77% | +22.45% |
| 2019 | 206.33% | +2.61% |
| 2018 | 203.72% | +0.6094% |
| 2017 | 203.11% | +0.966% |
| 2016 | 202.15% | +2% |
| 2015 | 200.14% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 203.65% | +2.48% |
| 2013 | 201.17% | +4.02% |
| 2012 | 197.14% | +6.58% |
| 2011 | 190.56% | +11.99% |
| 2010 | 178.58% | +5.72% |
| 2009 | 172.86% | +19.24% |
| 2008 | 153.62% | +3.17% |
| 2007 | 150.45% | -1.65% |
| 2006 | 152.1% | -1.33% |
| 2005 | 153.43% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 148.84% | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 140.24% | +5.61% |
| 2002 | 134.63% | +7.78% |
| 2001 | 126.84% | +8.35% |
| 2000 | 118.5% | +4.95% |
| 1999 | 113.55% | +11.95% |
| 1998 | 101.6% | +10.28% |
| 1997 | 91.32% | +6.06% |
| 1996 | 85.26% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Japan's government debt is 204.78% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 213.59% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 228.77% (2020); the lowest is 85.26% (1996), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.