International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Japan: DEBT (IMF)
247.98percent · 2015+33.0% since 2005
DEBT <br/> Note: Median value reported for country groupings Annual figures for Japan from 1875 to 2015.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 247.98 | |
| 2014 | 249.11 | |
| 2013 | 244.48 | |
| 2012 | 238.01 | |
| 2011 | 231.63 | |
| 2010 | 215.82 | |
| 2009 | 210.25 | |
| 2008 | 191.81 | |
| 2007 | 183.01 | |
| 2006 | 186 | |
| 2005 | 186.44 | |
| 2004 | 180.66 | |
| 2003 | 169.57 | |
| 2002 | 163.99 | |
| 2001 | 153.63 | |
| 2000 | 143.78 | |
| 1999 | 135.61 | |
| 1998 | 121.63 | |
| 1997 | 109.1 | |
| 1996 | 102.29 | |
| 1995 | 95.07 | |
| 1994 | 86.22 | |
| 1993 | 77.27 | |
| 1992 | 71.22 | |
| 1991 | 66.49 | |
| 1990 | 67.04 | |
| 1989 | 67.3 | |
| 1988 | 70.35 | |
| 1987 | 72.46 | |
| 1986 | 69.93 | |
| 1985 | 66.67 | |
| 1984 | 66.34 | |
| 1983 | 64.83 | |
| 1982 | 59.26 | |
| 1981 | 55.29 | |
| 1980 | 50.63 | |
| 1979 | 47.59 | |
| 1978 | 41.69 | |
| 1977 | 35.12 | |
| 1976 | 29.07 | |
| 1975 | 23.87 | |
| 1974 | 18.87 | |
| 1973 | 18.11 | |
| 1972 | 18.38 | |
| 1971 | 14.18 | |
| 1970 | 11.95 | |
| 1969 | 11.96 | |
| 1968 | 8.71 | |
| 1967 | 8.22 | |
| 1966 | 6.71 | |
| 1965 | 5.23 | |
| 1964 | 4.44 | |
| 1963 | 4.52 | |
| 1962 | 5.74 | |
| 1961 | 6.06 | |
| 1960 | 8.03 | |
| 1959 | 9.02 | |
| 1958 | 9.08 | |
| 1957 | 8.77 | |
| 1956 | 10.37 | |
| 1955 | 12.3 | |
| 1954 | 11.91 | |
| 1953 | 12.06 | |
| 1952 | 13.2 | |
| 1951 | 11.86 | |
| 1950 | 14.04 | |
| 1949 | 18.88 | |
| 1948 | 19.67 | |
| 1947 | 27.55 | |
| 1946 | 55.98 | |
| 1944 | 203.95 | |
| 1943 | 133.36 | |
| 1942 | 105.09 | |
| 1941 | 93.07 | |
| 1940 | 78.7 | |
| 1939 | 71.23 | |
| 1938 | 66.89 | |
| 1937 | 57.01 | |
| 1936 | 63.5 | |
| 1935 | 62.9 | |
| 1934 | 62.4 | |
| 1933 | 62.21 | |
| 1932 | 60.65 | |
| 1931 | 56.34 | |
| 1930 | 49.41 | |
| 1929 | 40.38 | |
| 1928 | 39.06 | |
| 1927 | 36.74 | |
| 1926 | 35.23 | |
| 1925 | 33.38 | |
| 1924 | 33.15 | |
| 1923 | 33.84 | |
| 1922 | 29.55 | |
| 1921 | 29.09 | |
| 1920 | 25.58 | |
| 1919 | 22.58 | |
| 1918 | 27.5 | |
| 1917 | 33.43 | |
| 1916 | 43.31 | |
| 1915 | 53.25 | |
| 1914 | 55.92 | |
| 1913 | 53.59 | |
| 1912 | 57.62 | |
| 1911 | 61.44 | |
| 1910 | 70.84 | |
| 1909 | 70.14 | |
| 1908 | 60.88 | |
| 1907 | 61.58 | |
| 1906 | 70.47 | |
| 1905 | 68.53 | |
| 1904 | 35.63 | |
| 1903 | 22.9 | |
| 1902 | 23.04 | |
| 1901 | 22.89 | |
| 1900 | 21.49 | |
| 1899 | 21.87 | |
| 1898 | 18.84 | |
| 1897 | 21.53 | |
| 1896 | 24.63 | |
| 1895 | 26.4 | |
| 1894 | 24.37 | |
| 1893 | 22.37 | |
| 1892 | 24.7 | |
| 1891 | 24.11 | |
| 1890 | 26.06 | |
| 1889 | 27.23 | |
| 1888 | 29.68 | |
| 1887 | 31.29 | |
| 1886 | 31.23 | |
| 1885 | 30.6 | |
| 1884 | 32.55 | |
| 1883 | 32.07 | |
| 1882 | 32.15 | |
| 1881 | 31 | |
| 1880 | 34.02 | |
| 1879 | 32.88 | |
| 1878 | 42.56 | |
| 1877 | 46.8 | |
| 1876 | 10.17 | |
| 1875 | 10.34 |
Source
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- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syrian Arab Republic
- Taiwan, Province of China
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- Tanzania, United Republic of
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- Tonga
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