Foreign liabilities per capita in Japan

Japan: Foreign liabilities per capita was 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
60,362 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 13.7%
World rank
30th
of 149 countries
All-time high
60,362 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
12,404 real chained 2019 US$
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in Japan, 1995–2020

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1995200720201995: 15.1k real chained 2019 US$1996: 14.2k real chained 2019 US$1997: 13.9k real chained 2019 US$1998: 14.2k real chained 2019 US$1999: 17.3k real chained 2019 US$2000: 14.7k real chained 2019 US$2001: 12.4k real chained 2019 US$2002: 13.1k real chained 2019 US$2003: 16.3k real chained 2019 US$2004: 19.6k real chained 2019 US$2005: 22.7k real chained 2019 US$2006: 23.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 25.9k real chained 2019 US$2008: 26.2k real chained 2019 US$2009: 25.6k real chained 2019 US$2010: 30.9k real chained 2019 US$2011: 33.8k real chained 2019 US$2012: 34.5k real chained 2019 US$2013: 37.1k real chained 2019 US$2014: 38.7k real chained 2019 US$2015: 40.6k real chained 2019 US$2016: 44.6k real chained 2019 US$2017: 48.4k real chained 2019 US$2018: 48.4k real chained 2019 US$2019: 53.1k real chained 2019 US$2020: 60.4k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities per capita in Japan stood at 60,362 real chained 2019 US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 13.7% on the previous year and up 95.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in Japan peaked at 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 12,404 real chained 2019 US$, in 2001.

Japan ranks 30th of 149 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 14,949 real chained 2019 US$ 13,890 real chained 2019 US$ 17,287 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 20,009 real chained 2019 US$ 12,404 real chained 2019 US$ 26,153 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 41,009 real chained 2019 US$ 30,897 real chained 2019 US$ 53,085 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 27 United Arab Emirates 64,210 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 28 Greece 63,486 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 29 Italy 63,253 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 31 Estonia 46,900 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 32 Israel 45,054 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 33 Slovenia 40,791 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in Japan?
Foreign liabilities per capita in Japan was 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 60,362 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 12,404 real chained 2019 US$ in 2001.
How does Japan rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
Japan ranks 30th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in Japan?
Over the last ten years it is up 95.4%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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