Japan vs China: Gov. Debt

Difference and history — not a contest scoreboard.

🇯🇵 Japan

255.0% of GDP

Rank #1

🇨🇳 China

88.0% of GDP

Rank #6

Difference (A − B)

167.0% of GDP

% difference vs B

+189.8%

Historical chart

Key context

  • Japan period change: 2.8% · China: -0.5%
  • Latest observation: 2025 / 2025 · status preliminary / preliminary
  • Multi-metric comparison

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