
Gross debt in Japan
General government debt of Japan refers to the debts of the state, their states and municipalities, and also of public sector institutions such as social security funds.The government debt in the period from 2000 to 2021 was between 6.35 trillion and 14.18 trillion USD. The highest level within the past 21 years was reached in 2012. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 13.0 trillion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 103,193 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 35,341 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 21 years in billion USD
Year | Japan total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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2000 | 6,737.52 bn USD | 135.61% | 53,117 USD | 10,328 USD |
2001 | 6,348.74 bn USD | 145.12% | 49,931 USD | 10,404 USD |
2002 | 6,445.58 bn USD | 154.10% | 50,575 USD | 11,368 USD |
2003 | 7,232.24 bn USD | 160.02% | 56,627 USD | 14,148 USD |
2004 | 8,293.34 bn USD | 169.49% | 64,913 USD | 16,162 USD |
2005 | 8,420.92 bn USD | 174.29% | 65,905 USD | 16,918 USD |
2006 | 8,008.43 bn USD | 174.03% | 62,637 USD | 17,549 USD |
2007 | 7,914.22 bn USD | 172.81% | 61,829 USD | 19,574 USD |
2008 | 9,228.52 bn USD | 180.71% | 72,062 USD | 22,721 USD |
2009 | 10,510.36 bn USD | 198.70% | 82,082 USD | 23,701 USD |
2010 | 11,846.01 bn USD | 205.69% | 92,496 USD | 25,145 USD |
2011 | 13,656.48 bn USD | 219.09% | 106,831 USD | 28,417 USD |
2012 | 14,181.36 bn USD | 226.09% | 111,114 USD | 27,784 USD |
2013 | 11,968.86 bn USD | 229.63% | 93,914 USD | 30,021 USD |
2014 | 11,435.84 bn USD | 233.53% | 89,851 USD | 30,832 USD |
2015 | 10,152.08 bn USD | 228.40% | 79,849 USD | 26,170 USD |
2016 | 11,634.55 bn USD | 232.52% | 91,556 USD | 26,655 USD |
2017 | 11,410.75 bn USD | 231.42% | 89,868 USD | 27,535 USD |
2018 | 11,704.15 bn USD | 232.33% | 92,296 USD | 29,172 USD |
2019 | 12,105.23 bn USD | 236.28% | 95,593 USD | 27,927 USD |
2020 | 13,075.68 bn USD | 259.43% | 103,561 USD | 32,227 USD |
2021 | 12,969.41 bn USD | 262.49% | 103,193 USD | 35,341 USD |