In 2023, outstanding loans to small to medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan amounted to 346.9 trillion Japanese yen. The value significantly increased to 318.6 trillion yen in 2020, amid the pandemic and increased financial support for SMEs.
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Outstanding loans to small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan from 2018 to 2023
(in trillion Japanese yen)
including companies and solo proprietorships in non-primary industry; excluding corporate bodies other than companies
Supplementary notes
Outstanding loans to companies (corporations and individuals) with capital not exceeding 300 Japanese yen million (100 million yen for wholesale businesses and 50 million yen for retail, restaurant, and services businesses) or regular workforce not exceeding 300 persons (100 persons for wholesale and services businesses and 50 person for retailers and restaurants). Loans in domestic bank accounts and domestic trust accounts.
100 Japanese yen equal 0.67 U.S. dollars or 0.62 euros as of April 2025.
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The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. (July 18, 2024). Outstanding loans to small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 14, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609563/japan-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-outstanding-loans/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. "Outstanding loans to small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in trillion Japanese yen)." Chart. July 18, 2024. Statista. Accessed June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609563/japan-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-outstanding-loans/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. (2024). Outstanding loans to small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in trillion Japanese yen). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 14, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609563/japan-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-outstanding-loans/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency. "Outstanding Loans to Small and Medium-sized Business Enterprises (Smes) in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in Trillion Japanese Yen)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609563/japan-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-outstanding-loans/
The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, Outstanding loans to small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in trillion Japanese yen) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609563/japan-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-outstanding-loans/ (last visited June 14, 2025)
Outstanding loans to small and medium-sized business enterprises (SMEs) in Japan from 2018 to 2023 (in trillion Japanese yen) [Graph], The Small and Medium Enterprise Agency, July 18, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1609563/japan-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-outstanding-loans/
