IMF Government Finance Statistics · updated 2026-10-03 · 70 economies tracked
124 (2024)
##3 of 70 economies
4.6%
1.98×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Japan climbed from #1 to #3 (overtook San Marino). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for Japan ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Equity and land prices collapse, opening the lost decades.
Triple disaster disrupts supply chains and energy supply.
Government Total Liabilities (% of GDP), Government Social Protection Expenditure (% of GDP), Government Economic Affairs Expenditure (% of GDP), Net Financial Worth (% of GDP)
No community estimates yet for Government Financial Assets (% of GDP) — be the first.