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General government gross debt in Japan, 2024

General government gross debt in 2024: Annual value — 214.4871 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government gross debt in 2024 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 214.4871 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government gross debt in 2024 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government gross debt in 2024

  • Value: 214.4871 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2023: −5.815 % of GDP (−2.64 %)
  • Position in history: above the 46-year average (average — 132.4356 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 228.7711 % of GDP in 2020 (4 years ago)
  • Series minimum — 41.4229 % of GDP in 1980 (44 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2024
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2016202.1452
2017203.1112
2018203.7206
2019206.3259
2020228.7711
2021222.6836
2022227.8312
2023220.3021
2024214.4871
2025206.5251

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Complete series for Japan — on the General government gross debt page.

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