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General government gross debt, % of GDP (OECD): Japan

The latest reading SOTW holds for Japan is 218.47% of GDP for 2024, from OECD.

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % of GDP · OECD.L.GOV.DEBT.GDP.A · JPN

Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.

Latest
218.47
% of GDP · 2024
Previous
231.02
% of GDP · 2023
Earliest held
170.92
% of GDP · 2005
Readings shown
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Every reading SOTW holds

Japan · history

% of GDP · Annual

Source: OECD. Viewer read 2026-11-12T03:17:57.431Z (UTC); publisher acquisition and release times are not supplied here. Original units; no interpolation, rebasing or conversion. Missing periods and stored U/B flags interrupt the line. Daily gaps can include non-business days.

Readings, newest first

General government gross debt, % of GDP (OECD): Japan: 20 readings, newest first. Source: OECD.
PeriodValue (% of GDP)
2024218.47
2023231.02
2022242.36
2021245.20
2020250.09
2019229.19
2018229.15
2017225.49
2016226.65
2015228.82
2014230.37
2013227.24
2012224.63
2011216.56
2010202.74
2009197.77
2008176.46
2007172.68
2006171.12
2005170.92

Source: OECD. All 20 readings held, 2005 to 2024. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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