# How large is Japan's government debt? · Plover Analytics

> Japan's central government debt — bonds, financing bills and borrowings — at the latest quarter-end from the Ministry of Finance, with the change on the quarter and on the year.

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## How large is Japan's government debt?

Japan's central government debt stood at ¥1,346.7 trillion at the end of Q2 2026, on the Ministry of Finance's quarterly statement of government bonds, borrowings and financing bills outstanding. Up ¥2.8 trillion from Q1 2026 and up ¥14.5 trillion (+1.1%) from a year earlier. That is the highest in the series, which begins in 2021.

_Latest readings, as published_

| Period | Debt outstanding (¥100mn) | YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 13,466,833 | 1.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 13,438,426 | 1.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 13,421,720 | 1.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 13,335,914 | 1.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 13,321,872 | 1.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 13,237,155 | 2.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 13,176,365 | 2.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 13,104,385 | 2.7 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published value values.

Source: Ministry of Finance — Central Government Debt Outstanding (国債及び借入金並びに政府保証債務現在高). · Data through Q2 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/govt-debt-jp/observations?series=total&measure=index · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/govt-debt-jp/observations?series=total&measure=index&format=csv · Data page: https://ploveranalytics.com/fiscal.html

## Central government debt outstanding

Latest reading, June 2026: Total Debt 13,466,833 ¥100mn; General Bonds 11,108,839 ¥100mn; Financing Bills 943,994 ¥100mn; Guaranteed Debt 274,346 ¥100mn.

_Latest values, as published_

| Period | Total debt (¥100mn) | General bonds (¥100mn) | FILP bonds (¥100mn) | Financing bills (¥100mn) | Total debt · YoY (%) |
|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|
| Q2 2026 | 13,466,833 | 11,108,839 | 882,854 | 943,994 | 1.1 |
| Q1 2026 | 13,438,426 | 11,042,984 | 909,214 | 922,995 | 1.5 |
| Q4 2025 | 13,421,720 | 10,944,874 | 917,859 | 1,003,996 | 1.9 |
| Q3 2025 | 13,335,914 | 10,882,168 | 924,338 | 1,004,994 | 1.8 |
| Q2 2025 | 13,321,872 | 10,856,647 | 922,526 | 1,000,996 | 1.6 |
| Q1 2025 | 13,237,155 | 10,797,344 | 914,069 | 938,996 | 2.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 13,176,365 | 10,710,047 | 926,854 | 971,995 | 2.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 13,104,385 | 10,653,140 | 910,959 | 998,994 | 2.7 |

YoY: (value[t] / value[t−12 months] − 1) × 100, from published values.

Source: Ministry of Finance — Central Government Debt Outstanding (国債及び借入金並びに政府保証債務現在高). · Data through Q2 2026 · JSON: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/govt-debt-jp/observations · CSV: https://ploveranalytics.com/api/v1/govt-debt-jp/observations?series=total&format=csv

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