As of September 2023, the Bank of Japan held 53.9 percent of outstanding Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs). While Japan's central bank held the largest share of JGBs, households accounted for 1.2 percent of JGB holders.
Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of September 2023
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Ministry of Finance Japan. (January 25, 2024). Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of September 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/
Ministry of Finance Japan. "Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of September 2023." Chart. January 25, 2024. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/
Ministry of Finance Japan. (2024). Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of September 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/
Ministry of Finance Japan. "Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (Jgb) Holders as of September 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/
Ministry of Finance Japan, Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of September 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of September 2023 [Graph], Ministry of Finance Japan, January 25, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/