{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"jp-domestic-credit-private-sector-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-domestic-credit-private-sector-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/jp-domestic-credit-private-sector-gdp/","title":"Japan Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"Japan's Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP): 338.1 % of GDP in 2025, -18.1pp YoY. 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This is the standard measure of financial deepening and bank credit intermediation depth. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"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)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"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."}]}