Japan Government Budget Balance (% of GDP)
The yearly gap between government spending and revenue.
−2.3%
Government Budget Balance (% of GDP)
1980 to 2023
Source: FRED series GGNLBAJPA188N · net lending/borrowing, annual (IMF). The IMF publishes this as an outturn only up to the year shown; its figures for later years are projections, held in a separate series that this site does not publish. So the year under the figure is the most recent actual available, not a sign the feed has broken.
Negative means a deficit.
Data refreshed 2026-09-22. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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