Japan — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
Net government debt as a share of GDP; a truer measure of net fiscal position than gross debt for countries with large financial assets (e.g. Japan, Norway).
Time Series
Unit: percent · Values in red are IMF forecasts (as of April 2026)
| Year | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 134.31 | Forecast |
| 2025 | 136.48 | Forecast |
| 2024 | 141.73 | Actual |
| 2023 | 149.48 | Actual |
| 2022 | 159.59 | Actual |
| 2021 | 157.55 | Actual |
| 2020 | 160.8 | Actual |
| 2019 | 148.2 | Actual |
| 2018 | 146.7 | Actual |
| 2017 | 144.33 | Actual |
| 2016 | 142.87 | Actual |
| 2015 | 140.42 | Actual |
| 2014 | 140.1 | Actual |
| 2013 | 141.09 | Actual |
| 2012 | 142.56 | Actual |
| 2011 | 138.85 | Actual |
| 2010 | 127.7 | Actual |
| 2009 | 119.19 | Actual |
| 2008 | 104.54 | Actual |
| 2007 | 93.46 | Actual |
| 2006 | 92.18 | Actual |
| 2005 | 93.18 | Actual |
| 2004 | 93.26 | Actual |
| 2003 | 88.46 | Actual |
| 2002 | 82.24 | Actual |
| 2001 | 73.48 | Actual |
| 2000 | 66.76 | Actual |
| 1999 | 62.67 | Actual |
| 1998 | 53.52 | Actual |
| 1997 | 44.06 | Actual |
| 1996 | 38.35 | Actual |
| 1995 | 33.71 | Actual |
| 1994 | 28.96 | Actual |
| 1993 | 23.13 | Actual |
| 1992 | 18.96 | Actual |
| 1991 | 16.91 | Actual |
| 1990 | 18.67 | Actual |
| 1989 | 21.89 | Actual |
| 1988 | 27.85 | Actual |
| 1987 | 33.07 | Actual |
| 1986 | 35.77 | Actual |
| 1985 | 33.01 | Actual |
| 1984 | 31.72 | Actual |
| 1983 | 29.37 | Actual |
| 1982 | 24.81 | Actual |
| 1981 | 20.61 | Actual |
| 1980 | 17.03 | Actual |
World ranking
World ranking — General Government Net Debt (% of GDP)
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- Nominal GDP (USD)
- GDP per capita (LCU, current)
- GDP per capita (LCU, constant prices)
- GDP per capita (PPP, International $)
- GDP per capita (USD)
- GDP (PPP, International $)
- Real GDP (LCU, constant prices)
- General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
- General Government Gross Debt (LCU)
- General Government Net Debt (LCU)
- Population, Total (millions)
- Unemployment Rate
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Source
IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026) via ecodb.net