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National Debt of Japan

¥ 1,534,347,613,003,157
Updated: - Data from IMF/World Bank/ECB
Debt as % of GDP
251.74%
Latest year: 2024
Debt (nominal)
¥ 1,534,347,613,003,157
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GDP (nominal)
¥ 609,492,104,219,064
Latest year: 2024
Population
125,836,021
Latest year: 2024
Interest per Year
¥ 46,030,428,390,095
¥ 1,458,616 / second
Debt per Citizen
¥ 12,193,231
Based on latest pop
Inflation (CPI, %)
2.74%
Year: 2024
GDP growth (%, real)
0.08%
Year: 2024
Unemployment (%)
2.56%
Year: 2024
Budget balance (% GDP)
-5.51%
Year: 2022

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Japan Economy Snapshot

The economy of Japan shows steady performance, with a nominal GDP of ¥ 609.5 trillion and average income of about ¥ 4,843,542 per person. Low inflation at 2.74%, while the economy posted weak growth of 0.08%. Very low unemployment around 2.56%, and the government runs a substantial 5.51% fiscal deficit. The current exchange rate is 0.01 USD/JPY.

GDP (nominal)¥ 609,492,104,219,064
GDP per capita¥ 4,843,542
Inflation2.74%
GDP growth0.08%
Unemployment2.56%
Budget balance-5.51%
FX (USD/JPY)0.01

Japan Economy Facts

Paying $1 every second would take 321,399 years to clear the balance.

$100 bills would circle Earth 394.6 times if laid end-to-end.

Debt is 2.52× the annual GDP roughly the size of the economy.

Country Comparison

CountryDebt as % of GDPGDP (USD)
Venezuela148.23%$ 482.4B
Singapore165.64%$ 547.4B
Japan251.74%$ 4,026.2B
Eritrea260.39%$ 2.1B
Lebanon283.20%$ 20.1B