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Central Government Debt(As of December 31, 2022)

February 10, 2023

Ministry of Finance

Central Government Debt(As of December 31, 2022)

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 11,154,884 157,598 108,084
General Bonds
(Reconstruction Bonds)
10,057,772
(48,253)
119,807
 (-1,034)
143,661
 (-6,050)
Long-term (10 years or more) 7,703,876 17,292 222,714
Medium-term (from 2 to 5 years) 1,825,920 9,515 83,937
Short-term (one year or less) 527,977 93,000 -162,990
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program Bonds 1,009,867 39,599 -36,375
Long-term (10 years or more) 694,051 49,088 9,671
Medium-term (from 2 to 5 years) 315,816 -9,489 -46,045
Subsidy Bonds 1,186 -11 -325
Subscription / Contribution Bonds 41,920 -894 2,879
Government Bonds issued to Development Bank of Japan 13,247 - -
Government Bonds issued to Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation 30,893 -904 -1,756
Borrowings 481,116 15,594 -23,169
Long-term (over one year) 103,810 -1 -2,645
Short-term (one year or less) 377,306 15,595 -20,524
Financing Bills 933,992 -116,996 72,003
Total 12,569,992 56,196 156,917

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 300,659 -20,257 -19,003

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, 2023 will be released on May 10, 2023.