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Japan - General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP) 206.53

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 191 economies tracked

Latest value

206.53 (2025)

Global rank

##186 of 191 economies

Share of global total

1.8%

Growth since 1990

3.77×

Ranking Race — General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · lower value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#20#1862020 overtook Venezuela, RB2025 overtook Singapore
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Japan climbed from #20 to #186 (overtook Venezuela, RB). 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.

1995
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
1997
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2011
Earthquake, tsunami, nuclear crisis curated

Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.

2020
Overtook Venezuela, RB in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Singapore in global rank auto

General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202554.09112.32170.54228.77

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GDP, Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), Sovereign Debt Rating (0-21), Government Debt (MPO)

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