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Government consumption (% of GDP) — Japan

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Japan in 2024 — 20.1%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 169. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 9.5 pp.

2024 20.1% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 48of 169
Period maximum 20.7%2022
Period minimum 10.6%1970

Trend over time

1970–2024 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Japan, 1970–20241015202519701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 10.6%1971: 11.4%1972: 11.7%1973: 11.9%1974: 13%1975: 14.4%1976: 14.1%1977: 14.1%1978: 13.8%1979: 13.9%1980: 14%1981: 14.1%1982: 14.2%1983: 14.2%1984: 14%1985: 13.7%1986: 13.6%1987: 13.6%1988: 13.2%1989: 13.1%1990: 13%1991: 13.1%1992: 13.4%1993: 14%1994: 14.4%1995: 14.8%1996: 14.9%1997: 15%1998: 15.4%1999: 16%2000: 16.3%2001: 17%2002: 17.5%2003: 17.6%2004: 17.5%2005: 17.5%2006: 17.3%2007: 17.3%2008: 17.7%2009: 19%2010: 19%2011: 19.7%2012: 19.7%2013: 19.6%2014: 19.6%2015: 19.2%2016: 19.2%2017: 19%2018: 19.1%2019: 19.4%2020: 20.4%2021: 20.5%2022: 20.7%2023: 20.1%2024: 20.1%
Change over the period: +9.5 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Japan

Japan 20.1%
World 16.7%
East Asia & Pacific 16.7%
Eastern Asia computed 17.3%
High-income countries computed 17.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Japan, by year Japan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 20.1 +0 pp
2023 20.1 −0.6 pp
2022 20.7 +0.2 pp
2021 20.5 +0.1 pp
2020 20.4 +1 pp
2019 19.4 +0.3 pp
2018 19.1 +0.1 pp
2017 19 −0.2 pp
2016 19.2 +0 pp
2015 19.2 −0.4 pp
2014 19.6 −0.1 pp
2013 19.6 −0.1 pp
2012 19.7 +0.1 pp
2011 19.7 +0.7 pp
2010 19 −0.1 pp
2009 19 +1.4 pp
2008 17.7 +0.4 pp
2007 17.3 −0 pp
2006 17.3 −0.2 pp
2005 17.5 +0 pp
2004 17.5 −0.1 pp
2003 17.6 +0.1 pp
2002 17.5 +0.5 pp
2001 17 +0.7 pp
2000 16.3 +0.3 pp
1999 16 +0.6 pp
1998 15.4 +0.5 pp
1997 15 +0.1 pp
1996 14.9 +0.1 pp
1995 14.8 +0.4 pp
1994 14.4 +0.4 pp
1993 14 +0.6 pp
1992 13.4 +0.4 pp
1991 13.1 +0 pp
1990 13 −0 pp
1989 13.1 −0.1 pp
1988 13.2 −0.4 pp
1987 13.6 −0.1 pp
1986 13.6 −0.1 pp
1985 13.7 −0.3 pp
1984 14 −0.2 pp
1983 14.2 +0 pp
1982 14.2 +0.1 pp
1981 14.1 +0 pp
1980 14 +0.2 pp
1979 13.9 +0 pp
1978 13.8 −0.2 pp
1977 14.1 −0 pp
1976 14.1 −0.3 pp
1975 14.4 +1.3 pp
1974 13 +1.2 pp
1973 11.9 +0.2 pp
1972 11.7 +0.3 pp
1971 11.4 +0.7 pp
1970 10.6 —

Eastern Asia, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

JP Japan 20.1 KR South Korea 17.5 CN China 16.7 MN Mongolia 15.5 HK Hong Kong 12.8 MO Macao 12.5
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About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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