Japan recorded a Government Debt to GDP of 255.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Debt to GDP in Japan averaged 148.49 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 260.10 percent of GDP in 2022 and a record low of 50.60 percent of GDP in 1980. source: Ministry of Finance, Japan

Government Debt to GDP in Japan is expected to reach 268.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Japan General Government Gross Debt to GDP is projected to trend around 272.00 percent of GDP in 2025 and 278.00 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Credit Rating 77.00 Nov 2024
Government Budget -5.50 -5.80 percent of GDP Dec 2022
Government Budget Value -43638.00 -90303.00 JPY Hundred Million Dec 2023
Government Debt to GDP 255.20 260.10 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Spending 119851.00 119244.60 JPY Billion Sep 2024
Government Spending to GDP 44.50 47.20 percent of GDP Dec 2021
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Military Expenditure 50161.10 46880.20 USD Million Dec 2023

Japan General Government Gross Debt to GDP
Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
255.20 260.10 260.10 50.60 1980 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly