Japan (2025)
338.1
% of GDP
-18.1pp YoY
YoY Change
-18.1pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data

Data

Japan Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 338.1 -18.1pp
2024 356.2 -8.3pp
2023 364.5 -4.8pp
2022 369.3 -7.5pp
2021 376.8 -6.3pp
2020 383.1 +28.7pp
2019 354.4 +11.5pp
2018 342.9 -1.6pp
2017 344.5 +4.9pp
2016 339.6 +5.3pp
2015 334.3 -4.4pp
2014 338.7 +5.6pp
2013 333.1 +8.4pp
2012 324.7 +6.5pp
2011 318.2 +9.3pp
2010 308.9 -2.3pp
2009 311.2 +26.8pp
2008 284.4 +6.4pp
2007 278 -7.9pp
2006 285.9 -6pp

About this Dataset

Japan recorded 338.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -18.1pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 157.8 in 1976 to 383.1 in 2020.

This page tracks domestic credit extended to the private sector as a share of GDP in Japan from 1990 to present. This is the standard measure of financial deepening and bank credit intermediation depth.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks domestic credit extended to the private sector as a share of GDP in Japan from 1990 to present. This is the standard measure of financial deepening and bank credit intermediation depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations).

The series peaked at 383.1 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 157.8 in 1976. The latest reading of 338.1 in 2025 represents a change of -18.1pp.