Interest Payments on Government Debt (As % of Government Expense) in Japan

Interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense reached 5.92% in 2020 in Japan, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 30.3% less than in the previous year.

Historically, interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense in Japan reached an all time high of 21.4% in 1986 and an all time low of 4.63% in 1972.

Japan has been ranked 53rd within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of interest payments on government debt as a share of government expense.