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Japan: General Government Debt (IMF)

236.66percent · 2024+1.4% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Japan from 1955 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2024236.66
2023239.971
2022248.309
2021253.652
2020258.369
2019236.381
2018232.38
2017231.321
2016232.421
2015228.278
2014233.281
2013229.451
2012226.093
2011219.162
2010205.879
2009198.807
2008180.851
2007172.951
2006174.143
2005174.595
2004169.49
2003160.021
2002154.096
2001145.124
2000135.609
1999129.501
1998116.02
1997104.971
199698.054
199592.526
199484.361
199372.838
199266.766
199162.385
199063.233
198965.674
198871.944
198775.833
198674.079
198568.31
198465.602
198363.511
198257.73
198152.815
198047.776
197943.813
197839.047
197731.103
197626.098
197520.89
197416.705
197315.896
197216.305
197112.605
197011.249
196911.436
196811.817
196711.357
196611.216
19659.779
19648.525
19638.656
19629.014
19618.441
196010.413
195912.121
195812.831
195712.02
195614.89
195513.503

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). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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