Public debt (Japan): 234.9 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
51 observations from 1980 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 231.7 % GDP |
| 2029 | 231.1 % GDP |
| 2028 | 231.2 % GDP |
| 2027 | 232.1 % GDP |
| 2026 | 233.7 % GDP |
| 2025 | 234.9 % GDP |
| 2024 | 236.7 % GDP |
| 2023 | 240 % GDP |
| 2022 | 248.3 % GDP |
| 2021 | 253.7 % GDP |
| 2020 | 258.4 % GDP |
| 2019 | 236.4 % GDP |
| 2018 | 232.4 % GDP |
| 2017 | 231.3 % GDP |
| 2016 | 232.4 % GDP |
| 2015 | 228.3 % GDP |
| 2014 | 233.3 % GDP |
| 2013 | 229.5 % GDP |
| 2012 | 226.1 % GDP |
| 2011 | 219.2 % GDP |
| 2010 | 205.9 % GDP |
| 2009 | 198.8 % GDP |
| 2008 | 180.9 % GDP |
| 2007 | 173 % GDP |
| 2006 | 174.1 % GDP |
| 2005 | 174.6 % GDP |
| 2004 | 169.5 % GDP |
| 2003 | 160 % GDP |
| 2002 | 154.1 % GDP |
| 2001 | 145.1 % GDP |
| 2000 | 135.6 % GDP |
| 1999 | 129.5 % GDP |
| 1998 | 116 % GDP |
| 1997 | 105 % GDP |
| 1996 | 98.1 % GDP |
| 1995 | 92.5 % GDP |
| 1994 | 84.4 % GDP |
| 1993 | 72.8 % GDP |
| 1992 | 66.8 % GDP |
| 1991 | 62.4 % GDP |
| 1990 | 63.2 % GDP |
| 1989 | 65.7 % GDP |
| 1988 | 71.9 % GDP |
| 1987 | 75.8 % GDP |
| 1986 | 74.1 % GDP |
| 1985 | 68.3 % GDP |
| 1984 | 65.6 % GDP |
| 1983 | 63.5 % GDP |
| 1982 | 57.7 % GDP |
| 1981 | 52.8 % GDP |
| 1980 | 47.8 % GDP |