{
 "id": "jp-govdebt",
 "name": "Government debt, % of GDP",
 "region": "japan",
 "layer": "structural",
 "unit": "%",
 "cadence": "quarterly",
 "state": "context",
 "latest": {
  "period": "2026-01-01",
  "value": 175.6
 },
 "stale": false,
 "trend": "flat",
 "publisher": "Bank for International Settlements",
 "series_code": "WS_TC Q.JP.G.A.M.770.A",
 "licence": "BIS terms of use: free reuse with attribution",
 "description": "Credit to the general government sector as a share of GDP, the BIS's core debt measure: loans and debt securities at market value, consolidated. Shown for context; it has no threshold. The BIS core measure was 176 % of GDP in early 2026, below the 230 to 250 % gross figure the IMF reports, which includes liabilities the BIS leaves out.",
 "points": [
  {
   "period": "1997-10-01",
   "value": 88.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-01-01",
   "value": 91.1
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-04-01",
   "value": 94.2
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-07-01",
   "value": 97
  },
  {
   "period": "1998-10-01",
   "value": 97.7
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-01-01",
   "value": 102.3
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-04-01",
   "value": 106.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-07-01",
   "value": 108.9
  },
  {
   "period": "1999-10-01",
   "value": 111.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-01-01",
   "value": 113.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-04-01",
   "value": 116.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-07-01",
   "value": 116
  },
  {
   "period": "2000-10-01",
   "value": 118.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-01-01",
   "value": 124
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-04-01",
   "value": 125.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-07-01",
   "value": 124.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2001-10-01",
   "value": 125.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-01-01",
   "value": 127.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-04-01",
   "value": 131.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-07-01",
   "value": 130.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2002-10-01",
   "value": 130.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-01-01",
   "value": 135.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-04-01",
   "value": 137.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-07-01",
   "value": 136.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2003-10-01",
   "value": 138.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-01-01",
   "value": 143.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-04-01",
   "value": 144.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-07-01",
   "value": 143.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2004-10-01",
   "value": 144.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-01-01",
   "value": 146.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-04-01",
   "value": 148.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-07-01",
   "value": 145.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2005-10-01",
   "value": 146.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-01-01",
   "value": 144.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-04-01",
   "value": 142.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-07-01",
   "value": 143.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2006-10-01",
   "value": 143.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-01-01",
   "value": 142.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-04-01",
   "value": 140.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-07-01",
   "value": 141.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2007-10-01",
   "value": 142
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-01-01",
   "value": 143.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-04-01",
   "value": 142.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-07-01",
   "value": 142.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2008-10-01",
   "value": 146.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-01-01",
   "value": 151
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-04-01",
   "value": 157.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-07-01",
   "value": 161.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2009-10-01",
   "value": 165.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-01-01",
   "value": 167.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-04-01",
   "value": 171.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-07-01",
   "value": 171.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2010-10-01",
   "value": 172.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-01-01",
   "value": 173
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-04-01",
   "value": 178.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-07-01",
   "value": 182
  },
  {
   "period": "2011-10-01",
   "value": 186.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-01-01",
   "value": 187.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-04-01",
   "value": 190.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-07-01",
   "value": 191.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2012-10-01",
   "value": 193
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-01-01",
   "value": 197.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-04-01",
   "value": 196.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-07-01",
   "value": 197.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2013-10-01",
   "value": 198
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-01-01",
   "value": 197.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-04-01",
   "value": 199.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-07-01",
   "value": 200.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2014-10-01",
   "value": 204.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-01-01",
   "value": 203.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-04-01",
   "value": 202.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-07-01",
   "value": 200.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2015-10-01",
   "value": 201.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-01-01",
   "value": 206.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-04-01",
   "value": 211.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-07-01",
   "value": 209.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2016-10-01",
   "value": 207.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-01-01",
   "value": 207.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-04-01",
   "value": 207.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-07-01",
   "value": 206.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2017-10-01",
   "value": 206.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-01-01",
   "value": 206.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-04-01",
   "value": 206.3
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-07-01",
   "value": 204.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2018-10-01",
   "value": 207.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-01-01",
   "value": 210.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-04-01",
   "value": 212.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-07-01",
   "value": 211.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2019-10-01",
   "value": 211.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-01-01",
   "value": 212.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-04-01",
   "value": 224
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-07-01",
   "value": 229.5
  },
  {
   "period": "2020-10-01",
   "value": 231.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-01-01",
   "value": 228.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-04-01",
   "value": 226.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-07-01",
   "value": 223.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2021-10-01",
   "value": 222
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-01-01",
   "value": 223.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-04-01",
   "value": 223.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-07-01",
   "value": 220.6
  },
  {
   "period": "2022-10-01",
   "value": 216.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-01-01",
   "value": 219.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-04-01",
   "value": 218.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-07-01",
   "value": 209.1
  },
  {
   "period": "2023-10-01",
   "value": 208.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-01-01",
   "value": 206.9
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-04-01",
   "value": 202.4
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-07-01",
   "value": 200.8
  },
  {
   "period": "2024-10-01",
   "value": 196
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-01-01",
   "value": 191
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-04-01",
   "value": 188.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-07-01",
   "value": 183.2
  },
  {
   "period": "2025-10-01",
   "value": 177.7
  },
  {
   "period": "2026-01-01",
   "value": 175.6
  }
 ],
 "url": "https://worldstat.us/indicator/jp-govdebt"
}