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Japan - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -1.05

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-1.05 (2025)

Global rank

##54 of 195 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 1990

-0.55×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#20#542024 overtook Vietnam2025 overtook Slovenia
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Japan climbed from #20 to #54 (overtook Vietnam). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Japan ↓

Key Events — Japan

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Asset bubble bursts curated

Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.

1993
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1994
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
1995
Fell 27 places in global rank auto
1996
Fell 20 places in global rank auto
1998
Fell 34 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-9.91-5.97-2.021.92

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GDP, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Fiscal Balance, Primary Balance (% of GDP)

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