Japan — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1875–2031 · 154 observations
About this series
The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The general government deficit reading for Japan was −1% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was −1.68% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.68 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of −3.67% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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- Annual data, 1875–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2027
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Latest observations
2001–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -4.04 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -3.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -3.29 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.95 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -1.13 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -1.92 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -1.68 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -2.33 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -4.18 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -6.32 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -9.04 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -3.05 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.44 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -3.05 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.58 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -3.64 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -5.58 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -7.62 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -8.22 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2001, are on the chart — hover to read them.