China vs Japan: Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices

China
279,600 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2015
Japan
301,350 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2024
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
1st

Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices over time

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How they compare

Japan currently reports 301,350 US dollars, PPP converted against 279,600 US dollars, PPP converted in China, a difference of 21,750 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Japan ahead.

China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st of 37 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 28,797 US dollars, PPP converted 67,729 US dollars, PPP converted 38,932 US dollars, PPP converted Japan
2000s 367,249 US dollars, PPP converted 123,827 US dollars, PPP converted 243,422 US dollars, PPP converted China
2010s 358,617 US dollars, PPP converted 90,219 US dollars, PPP converted 268,398 US dollars, PPP converted China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices, China or Japan?
Japan, at 301,350 US dollars, PPP converted against 279,600 US dollars, PPP converted in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices between China and Japan?
21,750 US dollars, PPP converted, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
24 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2015.
How do China and Japan rank globally for annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices?
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 1st of 37 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices, current PPPs — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual national net lending/net borrowing, US $, current prices, current PPPs — Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)
Unit
US dollars, PPP converted
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
52 places, 2,004 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

This table presents countries' annual national net lending or net borrowing. Net lending (positive sign) or net borrowing (negative sign) is the balancing item at the end of the capital account in the sequence of economic accounts, and also appears in the financial accounts. It represents the surplus resources that are available for borrowing, or the deficit, which means that borrowing is required. The data is in US dollars converted using Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) and in current prices. The indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE2 dataset. See ANA Changes for information on changes in methodology: ANA Changes Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org