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Japan — Combined government debt (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1872–2031 · 159 observations

About this series

Combined government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Japan, the combined government debt reading was 206.5% of GDP in 2025, compared with 214.5% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −7.96 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 213.6% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1872–2031
  • Quarterly data, 1995–2024
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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
2031192.8 % of GDP
2030193.9 % of GDP
2029195.7 % of GDP
2028197.7 % of GDP
2027200.1 % of GDP
15 earlier values
2026204.4 % of GDP
2025206.5 % of GDP
2024214.5 % of GDP
2023220.3 % of GDP
2022227.8 % of GDP
2021222.7 % of GDP
2020228.8 % of GDP
2019206.3 % of GDP
2018203.7 % of GDP
2017203.1 % of GDP
2016202.1 % of GDP
2015200.1 % of GDP
2014203.6 % of GDP
2013201.2 % of GDP
2012197.1 % of GDP

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.