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

Germany
241,817 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2025
Japan
301,350 US dollars, PPP converted
in 2024
Germany rank
3rd
Japan rank
1st

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

  • Germany
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 301,350 US dollars, PPP converted against 241,817 US dollars, PPP converted in Germany, a difference of 59,533 US dollars, PPP converted.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 1st of 37 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1970s -33,572 US dollars, PPP converted 3,570 US dollars, PPP converted 37,142 US dollars, PPP converted Japan
1980s -202,091 US dollars, PPP converted 34,886 US dollars, PPP converted 236,977 US dollars, PPP converted Japan
1990s -64,525 US dollars, PPP converted 62,379 US dollars, PPP converted 126,903 US dollars, PPP converted Japan
2000s 93,915 US dollars, PPP converted 123,827 US dollars, PPP converted 29,912 US dollars, PPP converted Japan
2010s 294,962 US dollars, PPP converted 131,877 US dollars, PPP converted 163,085 US dollars, PPP converted Germany
2020s 290,381 US dollars, PPP converted 204,550 US dollars, PPP converted 85,832 US dollars, PPP converted Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 301,350 US dollars, PPP converted against 241,817 US dollars, PPP converted in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices between Germany and Japan?
59,533 US dollars, PPP converted, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for annual national net lending/net borrowing, us $, current prices?
Germany ranks 3rd 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