# Domestic credit to the private sector in Japan

Domestic credit to the private sector in Japan was 188.7% of GDP in 2025. Source: World Bank.

- Indicator id: `private_sector_credit_gdp`
- Place id: `jp`
- Unit: % of GDP
- Definition: Financial corporations' claims on the private sector, including loans, non-equity securities and trade credit, as a percentage of GDP. Some countries include credit to public enterprises.
- Note: Can include central banks, deposit banks and other financial corporations, so it is not a bank-loans-only measure. A published zero is valid. The latest year varies by country.
- Source: World Bank, Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS) (https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS)
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- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
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- Citation: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) (FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/domestic-credit-private-sector/japan
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=private_sector_credit_gdp&place=jp

| Period | % of GDP |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 188.7 |
| 2024 | 188 |
| 2023 | 186.4 |
| 2022 | 186.5 |
| 2021 | 188 |
| 2020 | 189.5 |
| 2019 | 172.2 |
| 2018 | 164.3 |
| 2017 | 165.4 |
| 2016 | 160.5 |
| 2015 | 159.3 |
| 2014 | 160.9 |
| 2013 | 161.2 |
| 2012 | 157.9 |
| 2011 | 157.8 |
| 2010 | 158.5 |
| 2009 | 166.6 |
| 2008 | 159.4 |
| 2007 | 161.5 |
| 2006 | 167.5 |
| 2005 | 169.4 |
| 2004 | 169.1 |
| 2003 | 175.4 |
| 2002 | 175.3 |
| 2001 | 177.6 |
| 2000 | 205.7 |
| 1999 | 215.3 |
| 1998 | 211.9 |
| 1997 | 202.6 |
| 1996 | 189.7 |
| 1995 | 190.3 |
| 1994 | 191.6 |
| 1993 | 189.8 |
| 1992 | 186.4 |
| 1991 | 182.8 |
| 1990 | 183.1 |