Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 204.8 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -0.7 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $4,453.1 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 4.9 % (2025)
- Debt level
- Above 100% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +4.7 pp
- ISO code
- JPN
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 204.8 % |
| 2024 | 213.6 % |
| 2023 | 220.1 % |
| 2022 | 228.0 % |
| 2021 | 222.6 % |
| 2020 | 228.8 % |
| 2019 | 206.3 % |
| 2018 | 203.7 % |
| 2017 | 203.1 % |
| 2016 | 202.1 % |
| 2015 | 200.1 % |
| 2014 | 203.6 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.7 % |
| 2024 | -1.7 % |
| 2023 | -2.4 % |
| 2022 | -4.2 % |
| 2021 | -6.3 % |
| 2020 | -9.0 % |
| 2019 | -3.0 % |
| 2018 | -2.4 % |
| 2017 | -3.0 % |
| 2016 | -3.6 % |
| 2015 | -3.6 % |
| 2014 | -5.6 % |
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,453.1 bn |
| 2024 | $4,207.6 bn |
| 2023 | $4,389.3 bn |
| 2022 | $4,444.9 bn |
| 2021 | $5,227.0 bn |
| 2020 | $5,189.2 bn |
| 2019 | $5,245.8 bn |
| 2018 | $5,154.3 bn |
| 2017 | $5,038.2 bn |
| 2016 | $5,110.4 bn |
| 2015 | $4,534.4 bn |
| 2014 | $4,985.8 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.9 % |
| 2024 | 4.6 % |
| 2023 | 3.6 % |
| 2022 | 2.0 % |
| 2021 | 3.8 % |
| 2020 | 2.9 % |
| 2019 | 3.4 % |
| 2018 | 3.4 % |
| 2017 | 4.0 % |
| 2016 | 3.9 % |
| 2015 | 3.0 % |
| 2014 | 0.7 % |