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Central Government Debt(As of September 30, 2023)

November 10, 2023

Ministry of Finance

Central Government Debt(As of September 30, 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 11,312,492 -28,493 -51,338
General Bonds
(Reconstruction Bonds)
10,274,129
(50,547)
7,818
 ( - )
3,156
 (-1,245)
Long-term (10 years or more) 7,936,770 77,556 154,104
Medium-term (from 2 to 5 years) 1,917,363 48,263 82,031
Short-term (one year or less) 419,997 -118,000 -232,980
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program Bonds 945,984 -36,857 -62,378
Long-term (10 years or more) 688,731 -1,852 -13,093
Medium-term (from 2 to 5 years) 257,253 -35,005 -49,284
Subsidy Bonds 819 6 -397
Subscription / Contribution Bonds 51,733 632 9,426
Government Bonds issued to Development Bank of Japan 13,247 - -
Government Bonds issued to Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corporation 26,580 -93 -1,146
Borrowings 450,634 -15,545 -45,534
Long-term (over one year) 98,634 -2,568 -2,845
Short-term (one year or less) 351,999 -12,978 -42,689
Financing Bills 992,991 37,000 147,998
Total 12,756,116 -7,039 51,126

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 296,388 -6,271 2,365

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 December 31, 2023 will be released on February 9, 2024.