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Japan: Government debt (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1872–2024 · 152 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdebt_GDP

2024
214.5%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−5.8 pointsfrom 220.3%
Average, 2015–2024
213.0%10 years
Record high and low
228.8% (2020)low 7.64% (1964)

Government debt (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
2031192.8Forecast
2030193.9Forecast
2029195.7Forecast
2028197.7Forecast
2027200.1Forecast
2026204.4Forecast
2025206.5Forecast
2024214.5
2023220.3
2022227.8
2021222.7
2020228.8
2019206.3
2018203.7
2017203.1
2016202.1
2015200.1

Sources

This series is derived from other GMD variables.

Japan documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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