
Gross debt in Japan
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Japan in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 3.16 trillion and 11.61 trillion USD. The hightest level within the past 22 years was reached in 2012. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only 11.1 trillion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 88,246 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Japan total | Japan per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 3,164.92 bn USD | 25,039 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 4,085.28 bn USD | 32,261 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 4,679.09 bn USD | 36,889 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 4,417.96 bn USD | 34,746 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 4,601.18 bn USD | 36,103 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 5,310.51 bn USD | 41,580 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 6,224.60 bn USD | 48,721 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 6,491.41 bn USD | 50,804 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 6,232.42 bn USD | 48,746 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 6,203.56 bn USD | 48,465 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 7,316.02 bn USD | 57,128 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 8,361.68 bn USD | 65,302 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 9,546.21 bn USD | 74,539 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 11,090.31 bn USD | 86,756 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 11,605.71 bn USD | 90,933 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 9,857.95 bn USD | 77,351 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 9,443.93 bn USD | 74,200 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 8,439.82 bn USD | 66,382 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 9,736.95 bn USD | 76,623 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 9,562.49 bn USD | 75,312 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 9,868.10 bn USD | 77,817 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 10,204.29 bn USD | 80,582 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 11,142.05 bn USD | 88,246 USD | 30,783 USD |