General government budget balance in Japan, 2020

General government budget balance in 2020: Annual value — −9.0369 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2020 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −9.0369 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2020 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2020

  • Value: −9.0369 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2019: −5.9915 % of GDP (−196.74 %)
  • Position in history: below the 46-year average (average — −4.076 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 1.915 % of GDP in 1990 (30 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −9.9122 % of GDP in 1998 (22 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2020
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2015−3.6401
2016−3.5756
2017−3.0485
2018−2.4427
2019−3.0454
2020−9.0369
2021−6.3238
2022−4.2274
2023−2.3948
2024−1.6675

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Complete series for Japan — on the General government budget balance page.

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