Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan

Japan: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8593 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8593
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
66th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.8593
in 2020
All-time low
0.6232
in 2002
Years of data
27
1994–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, 1994–2020

00.20.40.60.81994200720201994: 0.6961995: 0.6651996: 0.6521997: 0.6451998: 0.651999: 0.6532000: 0.6532001: 0.632002: 0.6232003: 0.6282004: 0.6412005: 0.6472006: 0.682007: 0.7072008: 0.7222009: 0.7232010: 0.7342011: 0.7422012: 0.7492013: 0.7622014: 0.7762015: 0.7912016: 0.8062017: 0.8152018: 0.8322019: 0.8462020: 0.859

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Japan recorded 0.8593 for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan peaked at 0.8593 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.6232, in 2002.

Japan ranks 66th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Japan, 1994 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1994 0.696
1995 0.6646 -4.5%
1996 0.6524 -1.8%
1997 0.6445 -1.2%
1998 0.6501 +0.9%
1999 0.6529 +0.4%
2000 0.6527 -0.0%
2001 0.6296 -3.5%
2002 0.6232 -1.0%
2003 0.6285 +0.8%
2004 0.6415 +2.1%
2005 0.6473 +0.9%
2006 0.6803 +5.1%
2007 0.7066 +3.9%
2008 0.7223 +2.2%
2009 0.7235 +0.2%
2010 0.7336 +1.4%
2011 0.7423 +1.2%
2012 0.7495 +1.0%
2013 0.7619 +1.7%
2014 0.7763 +1.9%
2015 0.7911 +1.9%
2016 0.8059 +1.9%
2017 0.815 +1.1%
2018 0.8322 +2.1%
2019 0.8459 +1.6%
2020 0.8593 +1.6%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 0.8593 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 0.8593 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9833, 87% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6601 0.6445 0.696 6
2000s 0.6656 0.6232 0.7235 10
2010s 0.7854 0.7336 0.8459 10
2020s 0.8593 0.8593 0.8593 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 63 Spain 0.8907 compare
  2. 64 Russian Federation 0.8905 compare
  3. 65 Finland 0.8851 compare
  4. 67 Luxembourg 0.8375 compare
  5. 68 Belgium 0.8253 compare
  6. 69 Netherlands 0.8031 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Japan was 0.8593 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 0.8593 in 2020.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6232 in 2002.
How does Japan rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Japan ranks 66th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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