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Japan: Central Government Debt (IMF)

200.93percent · 2024+7.8% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the central government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Japan from 1969 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024200.935
2023205.653
2022214.768
2021214.13
2020205.562
2019197.463
2018192.423
2017191.261
2016193.116
2015188.248
2014186.436
2013183.267
2012176.722
2011168.353
2010156.783
2009150.92
2008140.686
2007134.084
2006133.377
2005131.268
2004122.948
2003113.74
2002104.724
200199.457
200089.199
199980.726
199872.002
199763.676
199665.877
199562.207
199456.773
199351.435
199247.619
199145.044
199046.265
198948.811
198854.67
198758.29
198657.255
198551.825
198449.052
198347.266
198242.224
198138.091
198033.747
197932.459
197828.918
197722.151
197618.032
197514
197410.941
197310.594
197211.458
19718.377
19707.438
19697.578

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Central Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-central-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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