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Japan Lowest Budget Deficit

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-10.05% in 1998

General government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP · IMF WEO

The lowest budget deficit in Japan was -10.05% in 1998. The top 5 years were: 1998 (-10.05%), 2009 (-9.69%), 2010 (-9.08%), 2020 (-9.08%), 2011 (-8.99%).

Top 5 Lowest Years▾

Japan Top 5 Lowest Budget Deficit Years
Rank	Year	Value
1st	1998	-10.05%
2nd	2009	-9.69%
3rd	2010	-9.08%
4th	2020	-9.08%
5th	2011	-8.99%

All Data (sorted by value)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2020	-9.08%	−6.03%	46th
2009	-9.69%	−5.58%	18th
1998	-10.05%	−6.52%	9th
2013	-7.61%	+0.59%	14th
2012	-8.20%	+0.79%	12th
2011	-8.99%	+0.09%	11th
2010	-9.08%	+0.62%	16th
2003	-7.43%	−0.10%	13th
2002	-7.34%	−1.14%	18th
2000	-7.28%	−0.53%	16th
2021	-6.13%	+2.95%	52nd
1999	-6.75%	+3.30%	18th
2014	-5.62%	+2.00%	30th
2004	-5.31%	+2.12%	21st
2001	-6.20%	+1.08%	22nd
2022	-4.22%	+1.91%	67th
1996	-4.87%	−0.57%	25th
2016	-3.60%	+0.08%	69th
2015	-3.68%	+1.94%	72nd
2008	-4.11%	−1.21%	30th
2005	-4.44%	+0.88%	25th
1997	-3.53%	+1.34%	34th
1995	-4.30%	−0.53%	41st
1994	-3.76%	−1.37%	45th
1983	-3.95%	−0.13%	14th
1982	-3.81%	+0.04%	14th
1981	-3.85%	+0.56%	13th
1980	-4.42%	–	8th
2019	-3.05%	−0.57%	68th
2017	-3.10%	+0.50%	69th
2007	-2.90%	+0.13%	35th
2006	-3.03%	+1.41%	40th
1984	-2.62%	+1.32%	21st
2025	-1.26%	+0.27%	49th
2024	-1.53%	+0.73%	123rd
2023	-2.26%	+1.95%	107th
2018	-2.47%	+0.63%	74th
1993	-2.39%	−2.97%	63rd
1986	-1.36%	+0.01%	29th
1985	-1.37%	+1.25%	28th
1992	0.57%	−1.10%	83rd
1987	-0.36%	+1.00%	28th
1991	1.68%	−0.28%	82nd
1990	1.96%	+0.73%	72nd
1989	1.23%	+0.74%	42nd
1988	0.50%	+0.85%	36th

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