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Central Government Debt(As of December 31, 2023)

February 9, 2024

Ministry of Finance

Central Government Debt(As of December 31, 2023)

1. Outstanding Government Bonds and Borrowings

(100 million yen)

Category Amount Increase or Decrease(-) from the End of the Previous Quarter Increase or Decrease(-) from the End of the Previous Fiscal Year
Government Bonds 11,460,589 148,097 96,759
General Bonds
(Reconstruction Bonds)
10,437,786
(40,572)
163,657
 (-9,975)
166,812
 (-11,220)
Long-term (10 years or more) 8,024,061 87,292 241,396
Medium-term (from 2 to 5 years) 1,928,729 11,366 93,397
Short-term (one year or less) 484,996 64,999 -167,981
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program Bonds 932,846 -13,138 -75,515
Long-term (10 years or more) 675,593 -13,138 -26,231
Medium-term (from 2 to 5 years) 257,253 - -49,284
Subsidy Bonds 796 -23 -420
Subscription / Contribution Bonds 51,061 -673 8,754
Government Bonds issued to Development Bank of Japan 13,247 - -
Government Bonds issued to Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation 24,854 -1,726 -2,872
Borrowings 480,939 30,305 -15,228
Long-term (over one year) 98,633 -1 -2,846
Short-term (one year or less) 382,306 30,306 -12,383
Financing Bills 922,993 -69,999 77,999
Total 12,864,520 108,404 159,530

2. Outstanding Government-Guaranteed Debts

(100 million yen)

Category Amount Increase or Decrease(-) from the End of the Previous Quarter Increase or Decrease(-) from the End of the Previous Fiscal Year
Government - Guaranteed Debts 291,290 -5,099 -2,734

Notes:

  • 1. Figures may not add up to the total because of rounding.

  • 2. "Outstanding Government Bonds and Borrowings" include government bonds held by and borrowings within the government.

  • 3. Figures are total of the general account and all special accounts, and the coverage is different from the central government defined in SNA.

  • 4. The data as of March 31, 2024 will be released on May 10, 2024.