Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Japan
Japan: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Japan, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Japan stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Japan peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2005.
Japan ranks 1st of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Japan, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 61.5% | — |
| 2005 | 61.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 61.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +11.6% |
| 2008 | 76.2% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.4% | 61.2% | 76.2% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 76.1% | 100.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Japan
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More private sector data for Japan
- Merchandise trade 33.7% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 59.9% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 755.55 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.3% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 80.6% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 738.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,985 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1665 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Japan?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Japan was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2005.
- How does Japan rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.