Japan Government Debt, Monthly
Month-end national government debt by type — internal and external government bonds, Treasury discount bills, borrowings and temporary borrowings — and by holder or lender (government, Bank of Japan, others), in 100 million yen. 16 series.
| Indicator | 07-2026 | 06-2026 | 05-2026 | 04-2026 | 03-2026 | 02-2026 | 01-2026 | 12-2025 | 11-2025 | 10-2025 | 09-2025 | 08-2025 | 07-2025 | 06-2025 | 05-2025 | 04-2025 | 03-2025 | 02-2025 | 01-2025 | 12-2024 | 11-2024 | 10-2024 | 09-2024 | 08-2024 | 07-2024 | 06-2024 | 05-2024 | 04-2024 | 03-2024 | 02-2024 | 01-2024 | 12-2023 | 11-2023 | 10-2023 | 09-2023 | 08-2023 | 07-2023 | |
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| National Government Debt / Total15 | 13,461,521 | 13,466,833 | 13,590,310 | 13,639,672 | 13,438,426 | 13,465,041 | 13,400,334 | 13,421,720 | 13,526,766 | 13,416,917 | 13,335,914 | 13,405,527 | 13,378,783 | 13,321,872 | 13,472,884 | 13,398,520 | 13,237,155 | 13,257,276 | 13,196,380 | 13,176,365 | 13,239,621 | 13,166,808 | 13,104,385 | 13,154,861 | 13,077,629 | 13,110,421 | 13,253,743 | 13,265,304 | 12,971,615 | 13,057,720 | 12,947,860 | 12,864,520 | 12,952,287 | 12,824,246 | 12,756,116 | 12,882,513 | 12,820,188 | |
| By Type / Japanese Government Securities / Internal Japanese Government Securities Issued in Japan | 11,793,192 | 11,706,470 | 11,811,929 | 11,715,763 | 11,632,191 | 11,748,336 | 11,662,986 | 11,571,400 | 11,686,758 | 11,595,569 | 11,518,084 | 11,629,446 | 11,551,919 | 11,465,967 | 11,581,820 | 11,489,476 | 11,403,770 | 11,495,006 | 11,416,257 | 11,325,480 | 11,414,520 | 11,323,534 | 11,237,802 | 11,332,627 | 11,246,331 | 11,148,361 | 11,236,510 | 11,142,122 | 11,064,013 | 11,164,848 | 11,062,037 | 10,975,593 | 11,075,222 | 10,977,994 | 10,892,495 | 10,984,440 | 10,898,203 | |
| By Type / Japanese Government Securities / External Japanese Government Securities Issued in Foreign Countries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| By Type / Treasury Discount Bills | 1,268,991 | 1,354,990 | 1,363,990 | 1,499,990 | 1,362,991 | 1,281,992 | 1,302,992 | 1,408,992 | 1,395,073 | 1,412,074 | 1,406,073 | 1,359,073 | 1,410,073 | 1,426,075 | 1,452,076 | 1,469,076 | 1,364,075 | 1,301,074 | 1,318,074 | 1,382,074 | 1,346,991 | 1,399,990 | 1,420,990 | 1,371,989 | 1,379,988 | 1,497,986 | 1,543,987 | 1,648,988 | 1,421,989 | 1,413,988 | 1,407,988 | 1,407,988 | 1,389,989 | 1,397,988 | 1,412,988 | 1,443,988 | 1,468,987 | |
| By Type / Borrowings | 243,032 | 285,068 | 312,068 | 378,613 | 434,550 | 385,345 | 335,286 | 299,177 | 272,994 | 207,885 | 168,819 | 193,287 | 244,752 | 286,600 | 312,484 | 377,702 | 468,675 | 391,567 | 343,645 | 307,437 | 281,007 | 215,900 | 176,799 | 200,979 | 253,165 | 294,928 | 320,629 | 385,588 | 481,962 | 400,905 | 350,893 | 313,911 | 274,710 | 223,011 | 184,310 | 206,707 | 254,732 | |
| By Type / Temporary Borrowings | 156,306 | 120,306 | 102,324 | 45,306 | 8,693 | 49,368 | 99,071 | 142,150 | 171,940 | 201,389 | 242,939 | 223,722 | 172,039 | 143,230 | 126,504 | 62,266 | 635 | 69,628 | 118,404 | 161,374 | 197,103 | 227,385 | 268,794 | 249,266 | 198,146 | 169,145 | 152,617 | 88,606 | 3,651 | 77,979 | 126,942 | 167,028 | 212,366 | 225,253 | 266,324 | 247,378 | 198,265 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Government | 461,590 | 461,162 | 611,085 | 505,040 | 433,929 | 559,387 | 524,370 | 470,385 | 605,553 | 513,421 | 457,171 | 494,652 | 457,778 | 435,884 | 582,838 | 477,770 | 422,233 | 575,586 | 529,728 | 427,457 | 524,521 | 476,267 | 439,072 | 476,204 | 409,572 | 365,164 | 521,008 | 453,511 | 144,857 | 138,154 | 139,448 | 143,213 | 149,656 | 110,621 | 112,659 | 116,719 | 115,679 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Government / Internal Japanese Government Securities Issued in Japan | 235,482 | 184,961 | 352,866 | 123,827 | 181,350 | 369,669 | 285,950 | 92,966 | 251,344 | 167,752 | 108,952 | 198,024 | 127,833 | 90,828 | 210,509 | 97,667 | 123,740 | 340,722 | 276,089 | 105,928 | 251,263 | 219,715 | 200,111 | 334,433 | 299,921 | 157,595 | 272,967 | 98,470 | 754 | 525 | 856 | 617 | 723 | 790 | 758 | 702 | 774 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Government / Treasury Discount Bills | 136,000 | 183,000 | 161,000 | 288,000 | 148,000 | 89,000 | 130,000 | 256,000 | 225,000 | 242,000 | 236,000 | 183,000 | 226,000 | 234,000 | 256,000 | 273,000 | 168,000 | 112,000 | 132,000 | 193,000 | 135,000 | 153,000 | 133,000 | 31,000 | 0 | 85,000 | 116,000 | 222,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Government / Borrowings | 90,107 | 93,201 | 97,219 | 93,213 | 104,579 | 100,718 | 108,420 | 121,419 | 129,209 | 103,670 | 112,219 | 113,628 | 103,945 | 111,056 | 116,329 | 107,103 | 130,493 | 122,864 | 121,640 | 128,529 | 138,258 | 103,551 | 105,961 | 110,771 | 109,651 | 122,569 | 132,041 | 133,042 | 144,104 | 137,630 | 138,592 | 142,596 | 148,933 | 109,832 | 111,901 | 116,017 | 114,905 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Bank of Japan | 4,940,740 | 4,978,416 | 4,956,952 | 5,169,892 | 5,097,376 | 5,056,928 | 5,129,749 | 5,309,406 | 5,302,389 | 5,368,317 | 5,416,311 | 5,470,183 | 5,506,527 | 5,532,862 | 5,545,185 | 5,625,624 | 5,572,697 | 5,462,238 | 5,504,513 | 5,638,254 | 5,597,353 | 5,592,283 | 5,572,037 | 5,536,435 | 5,529,039 | 5,625,205 | 5,588,179 | 5,721,451 | 5,774,182 | 5,876,854 | 5,838,804 | 5,787,174 | 5,866,283 | 5,800,015 | 5,731,947 | 5,839,647 | 5,751,046 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Bank of Japan / Internal Japanese Government Securities Issued in Japan | 4,940,740 | 4,978,416 | 4,956,952 | 5,169,892 | 5,097,376 | 5,056,928 | 5,129,749 | 5,309,406 | 5,285,307 | 5,351,235 | 5,399,229 | 5,453,101 | 5,489,445 | 5,515,780 | 5,528,103 | 5,608,543 | 5,555,615 | 5,445,157 | 5,487,431 | 5,618,622 | 5,573,807 | 5,568,310 | 5,547,410 | 5,509,720 | 5,499,438 | 5,588,284 | 5,549,203 | 5,681,297 | 5,733,721 | 5,836,337 | 5,799,667 | 5,748,595 | 5,841,127 | 5,774,266 | 5,709,282 | 5,812,119 | 5,722,862 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Bank of Japan / Treasury Discount Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 17,082 | 19,632 | 23,546 | 23,973 | 24,627 | 26,714 | 29,600 | 36,921 | 38,975 | 40,153 | 40,461 | 40,516 | 39,137 | 38,578 | 25,156 | 25,749 | 22,665 | 27,528 | 28,184 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Others | 8,059,192 | 8,027,255 | 8,022,273 | 7,964,741 | 7,907,120 | 7,848,726 | 7,746,215 | 7,641,929 | 7,618,823 | 7,535,179 | 7,462,432 | 7,440,692 | 7,414,479 | 7,353,126 | 7,344,860 | 7,295,125 | 7,242,224 | 7,219,452 | 7,162,139 | 7,110,654 | 7,117,747 | 7,098,259 | 7,093,276 | 7,142,223 | 7,139,018 | 7,120,052 | 7,144,557 | 7,090,343 | 7,052,575 | 7,042,712 | 6,969,607 | 6,934,133 | 6,936,348 | 6,913,610 | 6,911,511 | 6,926,147 | 6,953,463 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Others / Internal Japanese Government Securities Issued in Japan | 6,616,970 | 6,543,093 | 6,502,111 | 6,422,044 | 6,353,465 | 6,321,739 | 6,247,288 | 6,169,029 | 6,150,107 | 6,076,582 | 6,009,903 | 5,978,321 | 5,934,641 | 5,859,358 | 5,843,208 | 5,783,266 | 5,724,414 | 5,709,128 | 5,652,738 | 5,600,930 | 5,589,451 | 5,535,508 | 5,490,280 | 5,488,473 | 5,446,971 | 5,402,483 | 5,414,339 | 5,362,355 | 5,329,538 | 5,327,986 | 5,261,514 | 5,226,381 | 5,233,373 | 5,202,939 | 5,182,455 | 5,171,618 | 5,174,567 | |
| By Holder and Lender / Others / Treasury Discount Bills | 1,132,991 | 1,171,990 | 1,202,990 | 1,211,990 | 1,214,991 | 1,192,992 | 1,172,992 | 1,152,992 | 1,152,992 | 1,152,992 | 1,152,991 | 1,158,991 | 1,166,991 | 1,174,993 | 1,178,995 | 1,178,994 | 1,178,993 | 1,171,992 | 1,168,992 | 1,169,442 | 1,188,444 | 1,223,017 | 1,263,363 | 1,314,275 | 1,350,387 | 1,376,065 | 1,389,012 | 1,386,835 | 1,381,528 | 1,373,472 | 1,368,851 | 1,369,410 | 1,364,833 | 1,372,239 | 1,390,323 | 1,416,460 | 1,440,803 |
Latest reading
National Government Debt / Total stood at 13,461,521 100 million yen in Jul 2026. That is unchanged from Jun 2026 and +0.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Apr 1982 to Jul 2026. Source: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data Search.
- Latest
- 13,461,521 100 million yen
- Jul 2026
- vs previous period
- 0.0%
- Jun 2026
- vs a year earlier
- +0.6%
About this data
Month-end national government debt by type — internal and external government bonds, Treasury discount bills, borrowings and temporary borrowings — and by holder or lender (government, Bank of Japan, others), in 100 million yen. 16 series. Source: Bank of Japan, Time-Series Data Search.
