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Japan Gross External Debt

Name: Japan Gross External Debt
Creator: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data Search
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Gross external debt by sector, maturity and instrument, end of quarter. 42 series.

Source: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data SearchLast updated: Sep 22, 2026, 13:47Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	Q2-2026	Q1-2026	Q4-2025	Q3-2025	Q2-2025	Q1-2025	Q4-2024	Q3-2024	Q2-2024	Q1-2024	Q4-2023	Q3-2023	Q2-2023
Gross External Debt Position1
Gross External Debt Position	736,125.87	761,846.57	728,706.25	699,729.13	678,123.83	680,381.59	684,999.18	668,181.57	678,619.72	671,714.73	637,614.17	656,026.62	629,129.54
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending3
Direct Investment: Intercompany Lending	25,772.75	24,935.91	22,652.06	19,016.92	18,698.65	18,634.26	18,842.44	18,250.67	19,202.54	17,700.2	17,889.08	16,624.03	15,251.97
Debt Liabilities of Direct Investors to Direct Investment Enterprises	20,752.5	20,266.84	18,115.59	14,874.6	14,793.13	14,774.11	15,345.13	14,868.08	15,770.33	14,328.53	14,572.16	13,158.5	12,422.52
Debt Liabilities of Direct Investment Enterprises to Direct Investors	5,020.25	4,669.07	4,536.47	4,142.33	3,905.51	3,860.14	3,497.3	3,382.59	3,432.21	3,371.67	3,316.92	3,465.53	2,829.45
Central Bank3
Central Bank	48,403.05	49,662.07	55,201.73	47,523.24	45,604.48	46,974.62	57,915.58	43,857.49	42,894.71	37,821.52	44,619.21	38,272.1	36,522.43
Short-term	48,403.05	49,662.07	55,201.73	47,523.24	45,604.48	46,974.62	57,915.58	43,857.49	42,894.71	37,821.52	44,619.21	38,272.1	36,522.43
Short-term / Currency and Deposits	48,403.05	49,662.07	55,201.73	47,523.24	45,604.48	46,974.62	57,915.58	43,857.49	42,894.71	37,821.52	44,619.21	38,272.1	36,522.43
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank10
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank	272,145.95	277,154.9	277,002.75	254,103.67	245,228.39	239,316.62	252,991.68	238,919.19	244,739.61	241,080.9	218,000.52	231,821.81	212,445.42
Short-term	234,266.14	239,996.3	244,137.69	223,680.81	217,293.39	211,250.49	224,198.51	211,726.84	214,283.78	212,111.13	190,619.81	204,666.09	184,597.18
Short-term / Debt Securities	3,024.11	2,627.58	2,252.46	2,376.48	2,789.83	3,039.15	3,002.37	2,975.58	2,651.44	2,423.6	2,170.32	1,792.56	2,126.38
Short-term / Loans	167,830.22	170,273.3	178,168	165,387.44	164,229.04	161,955.59	170,298.46	160,453.89	167,333.77	164,421.17	144,843.37	152,856.52	135,124.42
Short-term / Currency and Deposits	20,901.24	22,476.01	21,651.89	20,108.26	20,371.09	20,706.5	22,785.31	23,147.44	22,256.36	22,775.05	21,319.37	23,215.42	20,168.61
Short-term / Other Debt Liabilities	42,510.58	44,619.41	42,065.33	35,808.62	29,903.43	25,549.25	28,112.37	25,149.93	22,042.2	22,491.31	22,286.74	26,801.59	27,177.77
Long-term	37,879.81	37,158.6	32,865.06	30,422.86	27,935	28,066.13	28,793.16	27,192.35	30,455.83	28,969.78	27,380.71	27,155.72	27,848.24
Long-term / Debt Securities	31,197.76	28,946.33	26,893	25,387.44	23,062.63	23,360.03	23,380.4	22,221.92	24,884.05	23,740.53	22,151.17	22,288.45	23,100.45
Long-term / Loans	6,330.56	7,923.65	5,682.72	4,759.66	4,584.78	4,402.5	4,998.29	4,607.24	5,018.64	4,713.21	4,785.12	4,212.95	4,200.49
Long-term / Other Debt Liabilities	351.5	288.62	289.35	275.76	287.59	303.61	414.48	363.19	553.15	516.04	444.42	654.32	547.31
General Government8
General Government	189,425.93	196,929.11	191,552.99	185,634.93	188,717.89	179,997.11	178,698.2	178,213.66	188,367.08	200,043.65	192,770.82	193,916.13	209,315.25
Short-term	72,454.59	78,183.64	78,797.24	76,496.49	78,027.62	76,152.46	79,285.26	78,875.72	91,926.79	99,042.45	93,589.12	93,926.77	102,207.42
Short-term / Debt Securities	69,965.57	75,757.29	77,006.91	74,837.33	76,388.15	74,480.53	77,654.33	77,556.43	90,452.76	97,978.19	92,532.1	92,825.19	101,166.65
Short-term / Other Debt Liabilities	2,489.03	2,426.34	1,790.33	1,659.15	1,639.47	1,671.93	1,630.93	1,319.29	1,474.02	1,064.27	1,057.02	1,101.58	1,040.77
Long-term	116,971.34	118,745.47	112,755.74	109,138.45	110,690.27	103,844.65	99,412.94	99,337.94	96,440.29	101,001.19	99,181.7	99,989.35	107,107.83
Long-term / Debt Securities	107,761.86	109,685.15	103,810.69	100,623.35	102,400.22	95,547.09	90,793.68	91,254.75	87,580.69	92,612.19	91,236.79	91,798.55	99,041.47
Long-term / Other Debt Liabilities	6.94	6.95	7.35	24.45	7.24	7.54	7.96	8.14	8.47	8.35	8.24	8.46	8.75
Long-term / Special Drawing Rights (Allocations)	9,202.53	9,053.38	8,937.7	8,490.65	8,282.81	8,290.02	8,611.3	8,075.05	8,851.14	8,380.66	7,936.67	8,182.34	8,057.61
Other Sectors11
Other Sectors	200,378.19	213,164.57	182,296.72	193,450.36	179,874.42	195,458.98	176,551.3	188,940.56	183,415.78	175,068.45	164,334.54	175,392.54	155,594.47
Short-term	156,232.2	165,780.95	140,802.49	150,064.86	146,171.24	155,211.58	139,321.21	148,252.29	147,217.59	139,270.31	132,196.48	141,660.25	123,254.42
Short-term / Debt Securities	424.67	511.44	518.45	506.48	448.37	545.6	607.57	475.1	428.04	472.8	300.73	293.63	275.82
Short-term / Loans	110,465.83	123,588.01	112,252.95	117,361.54	113,398.45	122,248.88	112,927.63	113,255.46	112,297.98	105,442.74	106,632.57	108,680.84	93,927.67
Short-term / Trade Credit and Advances	4,875.76	4,699.82	4,449.17	4,172.15	4,017.13	4,484.43	5,082.26	4,311.4	4,795.07	4,427.71	4,367.16	4,606.29	3,976.02
Short-term / Other Debt Liabilities	40,465.93	36,981.68	23,581.92	28,024.69	28,307.29	27,932.67	20,703.75	30,210.33	29,696.5	28,927.07	20,896.02	28,079.5	25,074.91
Long-term	44,145.99	47,383.62	41,494.23	43,385.51	33,703.18	40,247.4	37,230.09	40,688.27	36,198.19	35,798.14	32,138.06	33,732.29	32,340.05
Long-term / Debt Securities	30,740.38	28,010.22	26,965.9	25,492.09	19,621.1	19,322.64	19,480.08	19,186.13	18,696.27	17,142.31	16,248.02	15,829.39	16,030.41
Long-term / Loans	12,104.24	17,931.42	12,980.5	16,424	12,483.86	19,366.79	16,075.39	19,881.71	15,926.93	17,436.73	14,831.86	17,172.58	15,624.71
Long-term / Trade Credit and Advances	57.46	59.78	57.7	60.6	59.72	1.24	1.47	1.36	1.5	1.58	1.55		35.17
Long-term / Other Debt Liabilities	1,243.91	1,382.2	1,490.13	1,408.82	1,538.51	1,556.73	1,673.15	1,619.07	1,573.48	1,217.53	1,056.63	730.32	649.77
Debt Securities: By Sector3
General Government	177,727.43	185,442.44	180,817.6	175,460.68	178,788.37	170,027.62	168,448	168,811.18	178,033.45	190,590.38	183,768.88	184,623.74	200,208.12
Deposit-Taking Corporations, except the Central Bank	34,221.86	31,573.9	29,145.46	27,763.91	25,852.46	26,399.18	26,382.77	25,197.51	27,535.49	26,164.14	24,321.49	24,081.01	25,226.82
Other Sectors	31,165.05	28,521.65	27,484.36	25,998.57	20,069.47	19,868.24	20,087.65	19,661.23	19,124.31	17,615.1	16,548.75	16,123.01	16,306.23

Latest reading

Gross External Debt Position stood at 736,125.87 Billion Yen in Q2 2026. That is −3.4% from Q1 2026 and +8.6% from a year earlier. The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q1 2014 to Q2 2026. Source: Bank of Japan – Time-Series Data Search.

Latest: 736,125.87 Billion Yen; Q2 2026
vs previous period: −3.4%; Q1 2026
vs a year earlier: +8.6%

About this data

Gross external debt by sector, maturity and instrument, end of quarter. 42 series. Source: Bank of Japan, Time-Series Data Search.