Public Debt Ledger

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Japan Ministry of Finance central government debt, September 2026

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Change from June 2026

Shared scale · -255,000 × JPY 100 million to 76,295 × JPY 100 million

  • Central government debt total-233,201 × JPY 100 million
  • Government bonds31,017 × JPY 100 million
  • Borrowings-9,219 × JPY 100 million
  • Financing bills-255,000 × JPY 100 million

Negative bars show declines. The full table also includes the September balances and selected subcategories.

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Japan Ministry of Finance central government debt, September 2026

The 10 November 2026 release uses JPY 100 million as the table unit. The comparison shows the ministry’s changes from the end of the previous quarter and previous fiscal year. Some rows are components of other rows.

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Central government debt totalTotal13,233,632-233,201-204,794Source 1
Government bondsMain component12,148,48331,01776,295Source 1
BorrowingsMain component396,155-9,219-47,089Source 1
Financing billsMain component688,994-255,000-234,001Source 1
General bondsWithin government bonds11,151,35942,520108,374Source 1
Fiscal Investment and Loan Program bondsWithin government bonds854,715-28,138-54,498Source 1
Subscription and contribution bondsWithin government bonds72,440-8535,406Source 1
Government-guaranteed debtsReported separately262,983-11,363-9,292Source 1

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