As of December 2020, the Bank of Japan held 48.3 percent of outstanding Japanese Government Bonds (JGBs). While Japan's central bank held the largest share of JGBs, households accounted for a share of 1.3 percent.
Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of December 2020
Based on preliminary figures.
The statistic refers to the outstanding balance of Japanese government bonds, including FLIP bonds and excluding treasury bills that mature within one year or less.
*Including the Japan Post Insurance.
**Including the Japan Post Bank, securities investment trusts, and securities companies.
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Ministry of Finance Japan. (July 8, 2021). Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of December 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 29, 2022, 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 December 2020." Chart. July 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/
Ministry of Finance Japan. (2021). Distribution of Japanese Government Bond (JGB) holders as of December 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 29, 2022. 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 December 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Jul 2021, 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 December 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/756192/japanese-government-bonds-by-type-of-holders/ (last visited May 29, 2022)
