Foreign liabilities per capita in Japan

Japan: Foreign liabilities per capita was 60,347 current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
60,347 current US$
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
30th
of 150 countries
All-time high
60,347 current US$
in 2020
All-time low
11,983 current US$
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Japan, 1995–2020

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1995200720201995: 14.5k current US$1996: 13.7k current US$1997: 13.6k current US$1998: 13.9k current US$1999: 16.9k current US$2000: 14.3k current US$2001: 12.0k current US$2002: 12.5k current US$2003: 15.6k current US$2004: 18.7k current US$2005: 21.6k current US$2006: 22.6k current US$2007: 24.7k current US$2008: 25.3k current US$2009: 24.4k current US$2010: 29.3k current US$2011: 31.9k current US$2012: 32.6k current US$2013: 35.2k current US$2014: 37.7k current US$2015: 39.9k current US$2016: 43.8k current US$2017: 47.7k current US$2018: 48.1k current US$2019: 53.1k current US$2020: 60.3k current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Japan recorded 60,347 current US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 13.7% on the previous year and up 106.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Japan peaked at 60,347 current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11,983 current US$, in 2001.

Japan ranks 30th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14,527 current US$ 13,564 current US$ 16,933 current US$ 5
2000s 19,176 current US$ 11,983 current US$ 25,317 current US$ 10
2010s 39,933 current US$ 29,291 current US$ 53,085 current US$ 10
2020s 60,347 current US$ 60,347 current US$ 60,347 current US$ 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 27 Italy 63,166 current US$ compare
  2. 28 United Arab Emirates 62,875 current US$ compare
  3. 29 Greece 62,693 current US$ compare
  4. 31 Estonia 46,691 current US$ compare
  5. 32 Israel 44,789 current US$ compare
  6. 33 Slovenia 40,769 current US$ compare

See the full ranking of 151 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Japan?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Japan was 60,347 current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 60,347 current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 11,983 current US$ in 2001.
How does Japan rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Japan ranks 30th out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 106.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Japan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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