Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Japan

Budget balance in Japan in 2031 — -4%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 0.3 pp.

2031 -4% −0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 149of 188
Period maximum 1.9%1990
Period minimum -9.9%1998

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Japan, 1980–2031-10-50519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -4.3%1981: -3.8%1982: -3.7%1983: -3.9%1984: -2.6%1985: -1.3%1986: -1.3%1987: -0.4%1988: 0.5%1989: 1.2%1990: 1.9%1991: 1.6%1992: 0.6%1993: -2.3%1994: -3.7%1995: -4.2%1996: -4.8%1997: -3.4%1998: -9.9%1999: -6.7%2000: -7.2%2001: -6.1%2002: -7.2%2003: -7.3%2004: -5.3%2005: -4.4%2006: -3%2007: -2.9%2008: -4.1%2009: -9.6%2010: -9.1%2011: -9%2012: -8.2%2013: -7.6%2014: -5.6%2015: -3.6%2016: -3.6%2017: -3%2018: -2.4%2019: -3%2020: -9%2021: -6.3%2022: -4.2%2023: -2.4%2024: -1.7%2025: -1.1%2026: -2%2027: -2.4%2028: -2.9%2029: -3.3%2030: -3.7%2031: -4%
Change over the period: +0.3 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan -4%
World computed -4.85%
East Asia & Pacific computed -5.66%
Eastern Asia computed -6.66%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4 −0.3 pp
2030 -3.7 −0.4 pp
2029 -3.3 −0.4 pp
2028 -2.9 −0.5 pp
2027 -2.4 −0.4 pp
2026 -2 −0.9 pp
2025 -1.1 +0.6 pp
2024 -1.7 +0.7 pp
2023 -2.4 +1.8 pp
2022 -4.2 +2.1 pp
2021 -6.3 +2.7 pp
2020 -9 −6 pp
2019 -3 −0.6 pp
2018 -2.4 +0.6 pp
2017 -3 +0.6 pp
2016 -3.6 +0 pp
2015 -3.6 +2 pp
2014 -5.6 +2 pp
2013 -7.6 +0.6 pp
2012 -8.2 +0.8 pp
2011 -9 +0.1 pp
2010 -9.1 +0.5 pp
2009 -9.6 −5.5 pp
2008 -4.1 −1.2 pp
2007 -2.9 +0.1 pp
2006 -3 +1.4 pp
2005 -4.4 +0.9 pp
2004 -5.3 +2 pp
2003 -7.3 −0.1 pp
2002 -7.2 −1.1 pp
2001 -6.1 +1.1 pp
2000 -7.2 −0.5 pp
1999 -6.7 +3.2 pp
1998 -9.9 −6.5 pp
1997 -3.4 +1.4 pp
1996 -4.8 −0.6 pp
1995 -4.2 −0.5 pp
1994 -3.7 −1.4 pp
1993 -2.3 −2.9 pp
1992 0.6 −1 pp
1991 1.6 −0.3 pp
1990 1.9 +0.7 pp
1989 1.2 +0.7 pp
1988 0.5 +0.9 pp
1987 -0.4 +0.9 pp
1986 -1.3 +0 pp
1985 -1.3 +1.3 pp
1984 -2.6 +1.3 pp
1983 -3.9 −0.2 pp
1982 -3.7 +0.1 pp
1981 -3.8 +0.5 pp
1980 -4.3

Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.