Japan Fiscal Balance

Current and historical fiscal balance data for Japan, including latest value, trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: Japan
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
CACHE: live
UPDATED: 2026-06-08 04:13:42
Economy Data Rating
Japan · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
79 / 100
Strong stability · limited data
Fiscal stability 14.8 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 16.8 / 20
External stability 13 / 15
Financial robustness 13.2 / 15
Structural stability 4.9 / 10
Future capacity 9.1 / 10
Demographic capacity 0.9 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 68% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2026 19602026
1960 2026
Selected year: 2026 · Value: n/a 2026

Japan · cash surplus or deficit as a percentage of gdp.

2015–2025
n/a percent of GDP
n/a percent of GDP
n/a percent of GDP
n/a selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
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fiscal balance rate reference line

Countries by fiscal balance

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Interpretation

short note

This public finance indicator helps assess fiscal capacity, budget pressure and the role of government.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

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Government Debt GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS
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Government Expense GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS
Tax Revenue GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
GDP Growth NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: GC.BAL.CASH.GD.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-08 04:13:42

Japan Snapshot

country profile
Population 123.98 m
GDP 4027.6 bn
Debt/GDP n/a
Inflation 2.74%
Unemployment 2.45%
Currency n/a
Region Asia
Income group High income

Japan Fiscal Balance: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Fiscal Balance for Japan. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: japan fiscal balance rate, fiscal balance data japan, japan fiscal balance statistics, japan percent of gdp.