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Japan: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-3.97percent · 2031+37.2% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Japan from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-3.97projection
2030-3.551projection
2029-3.163projection
2028-2.694projection
2027-2.116projection
2026-1.443
2025-0.709
2024-1.657
2023-2.384
2022-4.212
2021-6.322
2020-9.037
2019-3.045
2018-2.443
2017-3.048
2016-3.576
2015-3.64
2014-5.58
2013-7.62
2012-8.224
2011-9.019
2010-9.052
2009-9.625
2008-4.067
2007-2.858
2006-2.995
2005-4.392
2004-5.262
2003-7.346
2002-7.219
2001-6.109
2000-7.173
1999-6.675
1998-9.912
1997-3.439
1996-4.754
1995-4.225
1994-3.698
1993-2.338
19920.562
19911.637
19901.915

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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