Japan Household Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Japan Household Debt: % of GDP

• Japan household debt accounted for 61.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 61.2 % in the previous quarter.
• Japan household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 1997 to Sep 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 77.8 % in Mar 2000 and a record low of 58.2 % in Sep 2016.

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Household Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. Household Debt is calculated as Total Household Liabilities less Financial Surplus or Deficit. The Bank of Japan provides Household Debt in local currency. Economic and Social Research Institute provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Japan Household Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Japan Household Debt reached 2,713.4 USD bn in Sep 2025.
• Money Supply M2 in Japan increased 1.7 % YoY in Feb 2026.
• Japan Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 1,196.1 USD bn in Feb 2026.
• The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 18.0 Months of Import in Jan 2026.
• Japan Domestic Credit reached 11,834.1 USD bn in Jan 2026, representing an drop of 0.1 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 1.0 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 1.1 % in the previous half a year.

View Japan's Household Debt: % of GDP from Dec 1997 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

What was Japan's Household Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Japan household debt accounted for 61.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 61.2 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
61.1 Sep 2025	61.2 Jun 2025	58.2 Sep 2016	77.8 Mar 2000	%	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Sep 2025

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